inter miami cf captain Lionel Messi While he said he could not see himself as a coach in the future, he said he liked the idea of creating and developing his own club after retiring from playing.
“I don’t see myself as a coach,” Messi said in an interview with Argentinian streaming channel Luzu TV that aired Tuesday. “I like the idea of being a manager, but I would prefer to be an owner. I would like to build my own club, start from the bottom and develop it. To be able to give kids the opportunity to develop and achieve something important. If I had to choose, that’s what I would like most.”
Messi recently signed a contract extension with Inter Miami through the 2028 MLS season, which will keep him active on the field for a few more years. However, he has already found ways to venture into the idea of ownership by partnering with a long-time partner Luis Suarez To launch Uruguayan fourth division team Deportivo LSM. The club, bearing the initials of Luis Suarez and Messi, has 80 working professionals and 3,000 members.
“Deportivo LS is a family dream that started in 2018. We have grown a lot to more than 3,000 members,” Suarez said. “I want to provide teenagers and children with opportunities and tools to grow in Uruguayan football, the place I love and where I grew up as a child.”
Suárez initially initiated the project before inviting Messi to participate.
“I am proud and happy that you chose me, so I hope to give everything I can to move forward and, above all, to support you in this,” Messi said in an announcement.
Messi also recently launched the Messi Cup, an under-16 youth tournament featuring eight academy teams from around the world playing in Miami in hopes of developing talent and competitiveness.
river bank won the inaugural edition of the Messi Cup in December by defeating Atletico Madrid In the last. For now, Messi will continue to focus on matters on the field as well as defending as a player of MLS Cup champions Inter Miami will begin the 2026 campaign on February 21 LAFC,
