Moratti: Messi declined 500m to stay at Barcelona
Massimo Moratti, the former president of Inter Milan, revealed that in 2012 he attempted to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona with an offer worth 500 million euros. However, his bid failed because he didn't realize the true value of the Argentine star and the proposal was immediately rejected, as Messi was determined to retire at Barcelona. The negotiations never reached the actual bargaining stage, since Messi insisted on staying with the Catalan club, which indeed happened when he left in 2021 to join Paris Saint-Germain and later Inter Miami.
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