Argentinian hopefuls coach Javier Mascherano has opened the door for Lionel Messi to participate in the 2024 Olympics.
Arrived this summer atInterMiami and author of brilliant debuts, Lionel Messi will find himself without activity for a while. His team having failed to qualify for the MLS play-offs, it saw its season end on November 22 with a defeat on the lawn of Charlotte. The Argentinian international should therefore not play again before the resumption of the American championship in February, the hypothesis of a loan to Barça having been swept away.
Been busy for Messi?
This summer, the player who will celebrate his 37th birthday in June could, however, have a busy schedule. L’Argentina will first put its Copa America title back on the line after winning it in 2021. This edition will take place in the United States from June 20 to July 16, 2024. That is… Eight days before the start of the football tournament in Paris Olympic Games.
Authorized to select three players aged over 23, the coach of the hopes Javier Mascherano is counting on the presence of his former teammate to try to win a second Olympiad after that of 2008 won in Beijing alongside Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Juan Roman Riquelme. In an interview with the Spanish press agency EFEthe former Barcelona player launched a call to La Pulga. “The doors of the selection are open for Leo to do what he wants, that’s the reality. If we qualify and he wants to come, he will be welcome. He and I have a great friendship and I would love him to be there.”he announced.
