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Chelsea’s Fernandes has opened up about fulfilling his dream of playing for Lionel Messi.
The midfielder had a memorable first half of the 2022-23 season, making a stark impression at SL Benfica and winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina.
Fernández scored three goals and five assists in 24 appearances across competitions for Benfica before being selected by Not albiceleste to represent them in Qatar.
Fernandez played alongside Messi in all seven of Argentina’s World Cup matches, scoring and assisting a goal each. It wasn’t the first time he had played alongside the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Messi was on the pitch when Fernandez came on to make his debut for Argentina in a 3-0 friendly win over Honduras in September 2022. Speaking recently on ESPN SportsCenter (h/tAlbicelesteTalk on Twitter), the 22-year-old said:
“Playing with Messi is a dream. I used to watch Leo on TV when he was playing for Barcelona and I would say ‘I want to play with him’. I was counting years to see when I would be able to play with him.”
Fernandes’ exploits in the 2022 FIFA World Cup saw him earn a British record £106.8m for Chelsea in January. Since then he has played three more times alongside the former Barcelona star in Argentine colours.
Critics are unhappy Pulisic has not switched to MLS for Chelsea to follow in Lionel Messi’s footsteps
USA legend Landon Donovan wasn’t pleased Christian Pulisic didn’t join MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy this summer.
The 24-year-old winger is said to be on the brink of joining AC Milan for €22m. However, Donovan would have preferred if he followed in the footsteps of Lionel Messi and joined the MLS team.
The former Everton striker told FOX Sports (h/t Footballtransfers.com):
“The World Cup is coming in three years. This is once in a lifetime. He will be at the prime of his career, his life as a footballer, his potential – I’m sure he’s making a lot of money – but the ability to come to MLS like Messi. I’m not sure that’s It wasn’t a big reason for Messi, the World Cup is coming here.”
he added:
“I think it would have been a great move for the Galaxy to get out and convert to Christianity. Bring him here, pay whatever you have to pay him. Bring a world-renowned American superstar back to MLS before the World Cup. I think it would have been a great move and I can hear that on the Twitterverse.” going crazy.”
Lionel Messi signed an initial two-and-a-half-year contract with Inter Miami this summer as a free agent.
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