Javier Mascherano has spoken about Messi and the Olympics in 2024.
Lionel Messi is currently enjoying a well-deserved holiday. The Argentine forward will be able to enjoy a couple of days off before going to Asia with Inter Miami in November. In an interview with the EFE news agency, Argentina Under-20 coach Javier Mascherano admitted that he has reached out to Messi regarding a role at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“Leo has the doors of the national team open to do whatever he wants, that’s the reality. If he wants to go if we qualify, he’ll be welcome,” said Mascherano. “First we have to qualify. After that, obviously, we’re going to analyse the option of Leo coming. But there’s no point in getting ahead of ourselves, the reality is that we have to qualify first”.
In a year when the Copa America is being held in the United States, Messi’s participation in the next Olympic Games looks more than complicated, much to the relief of Inter Miami. The Argentinian already knows what it is like to win Olympic gold after a narrow victory over Nigeria in the final in Beijing 2008.
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