According to a report on January 9, Messi's teammate Stefanelli at Inter Miami was interviewed and talked about Messi. Stefanelli said that he still can't imagine how Messi joined Inter Miami.
Stefanelli said that when he heard that Messi was coming to Inter Miami and that he was about to become his teammate, everyone couldn't believe it was true, thinking it was a joke and being deceived, and everyone exclaimed that it couldn't happen.
But Messi finally appeared in front of them. Stefanelli said that when he actually saw Messi and could say hello to Messi, he believed that Messi had really joined Inter Miami. However, Stefanelli said that he still can't imagine how Messi joined Inter Miami and how he can be teammates with Messi. The answer is that the efforts of David Beckham and Maas, Argentina's World Cup triumph and the inaction of Barça's management have combined to create the fact that Messi has joined Inter Miami.
Stefanelli also talked about his mentality at the time, specifically in the way he welcomed Messi. Stefanelli said that he had considered various ways to welcome Messi, such as kissing Messi, such as hugging Messi, he thought about everything, but in the end he just kissed Messi and then chatted. Stefanelli said he had not heard Messi speak English.