Former Inter President Massimo Moratti: “Having Barcelona’s Lionel Messi At Inter Is A Dream Of Mine” | OneFootball

Former Inter president and owner Massimo Moratti has once again shared his dream of seeing Lionel Messi play for Inter.

“Having Messi at Inter is my dream as a fan and only as a fan given I no longer control the club, I go to watch the matches as a fan,” he remarked in an interview with Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo.

“I have never talked about it with the new owners. I always liked Messi, it is true that when I was president I always followed him, but I repeat that now I speak as a fan, not as a director.”

He then went on to share his excitement about the prospect of Inter being able to have an attack consisting of Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez together.

“It would be pure magic. They are creative, quick, clean, play street football. Seeing them together would be incredible. I really like Lautaro. He is an important footballer who scores plenty goals and he is one of those players you never tire of seeing.”

Moratti then went on to share his views with regard to the possible resumption of the season, which is currently on hold due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic.

“Football is all about passion, joy and going to the stadium with the family. We must recover from this pandemic and ensure that our players recover too.

“Health is the thing that must come first. There is a lot of talk about football industry but football is firstly all about passion and if we push that away we will lose touch with the fans.

“Inter has always stood out for being a family, we have won and lost without losing touch with our fans. Now we are all working to beat the virus.”

Moratti bought a controlling stake in Inter back in 1995 from Ernesto Pellegrini and he would serve as the club’s president and owner for a period of 18 years,which was filled with plenty of trophies. He gave up his controlling stake to Indonesian tycoon Erick Thohir in 2013 and sold the remainder of his stake to Suning in 2016 once they took over.