Inter Milan Italian coach Antonio Conte denied yesterday the rumors that Argentine star Lionel Messi might move from Barcelona to Nerazzurri, saying that the best player in the world is "very far from what we want to build."

Conte's talk came after Inter defeated Genoa 3-0, which allowed him to climb to second place in the domestic league standings at the expense of Atalanta, and in response to reports that Messi could come to the black and blue team after his father and his agent, Jorge, By buying a house in Milan, he will move to early next month, according to Italian media.

"I don't think there is a fool in the world who does not want Messi, but he is very far from us and from what we want to build," Conte said.

The official "Ray" channel reported that Messi's father will enter negotiations with Inter to transfer his son to the Italian team, starting from the 2021-2022 season after his contract with Barcelona ended in the summer of 2021, while the sports newspaper "Gazeta dello Sport" reported that the best player in The world six times prefers to move to "Neratsuri" because the income tax in Italy is much lower than in Spain.

But Conte played down the importance of what was circulated in recent days about Messi, who seems resentful about Barcelona's position, especially after the latter abdicated the title of the Spanish League in favor of rivals Real Madrid, and he was frank in expressing that when he called after he won the title in favor of the Royal Club to The process of "self-criticism begins with the players, but the process of self-criticism is comprehensive. Real deserves to win all the games, but we are Barcelona and we have a duty to win all the games.

Messi warned that, "If we continue in this way, it will be very difficult for us to win the Champions League (a draw in the first leg of the final price with the Italian Napoli 1-1) .. There must be a change in depth if we want to fight for the Champions League, Otherwise, we will lose the match against Napoli, too.

The 33-year-old's comments came in the wake of a period of tension and uncertainty at the Catalan club, which is supervised by Kiki Citin.

Spanish press reports indicated that negotiations on renewing the contract between Barcelona and the Argentine star had stopped, and that the latter was considering leaving the club in the summer of next year, after being tired of the failure of the current administration to build a competitive team, and tired of the leaks that leave the club and distort its image.

And if Messi really decides to leave the club that has grown up in his ranks since 2001 and started defending the colors of his first team since 2004, his destination will not be Inter, according to the last CEO of Giuseppe Marotta, denying talking about the northern team wanting to join the Argentine in order to compete with Juventus and his star The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who was the Argentine rival when he was defending the colors of Real Madrid before leaving the latter in the summer of 2018.

"Leo (Messi) is not our goal and I don't think he wants to leave Barcelona," Marotta said.

It seems that the goals of Inter, who is still seeking his first league title since 2010 when he was crowned with the historic trilogy led by Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, is limited to deals such as extending the survival of Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez, loaned from Manchester United, to be able to complete the European League competition «Europa League »With the team, according to Conte, the day before yesterday.

Sanchez, who had been absent for a month with a knee injury, scored a goal in Saturday's game, while Belgium's Romelu Lukaku added the other two goals.

Conte hoped, "The club will be able to solve the issue because, until now, Alexis was not available (to play) enough (because of the injury)," adding that: "Having a good attack alternative is vital for us."

• Messi is upset with Barcelona after relinquishing the Spanish league title to Real Madrid.

"Opinion":

• "Messi's father will enter into negotiations with Inter for his son's transfer."

Conte:

• “There is no madman in the world who does not want him, but he is very far from what we want to build.”

Marotta:

• “Lionel is not our goal and I don’t think he wants to leave Barcelona.”

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