

Javier Mascherano spoke on Friday, August 1, 2025, about Lionel Messi’scontract renewal with Inter Miami.
The coach commented on the issue of La Pulga’s continuity with the Herons in the press conference prior to the match against Necaxa of Liga MX in the Leagues Cup.
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What did Mascherano say about Messi’s contract renewal?
“We all have the illusion that he will stay. We have the illusion that he can renew. In the end, the issue of Leo clearly we all have the illusion that officially Leo can renew his contract, it will be a decision of him and the club, something that obviously they will be talking about or have been talking about for some time in private,” Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano. “When they feel it is appropriate for them to reach an agreement, they will say so. The rest of us can only say that I also read the same rumors yesterday, and obviously we are hopeful that he can renew and stay here at the club for a long time,” said Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano.
Javier Mascherano also spoke about the Leagues Cup and MLS
Of the Leagues Cup, Mascherano said: “It’s a strange competition. We have to focus on what we can control, which is what we do on the pitch. Because it can happen that you win all three games and you’re out. It’s a strange competition because the people you play against you don’t end up eliminating them. You don’t compete against the people you play against, you compete against others that you don’t play against. That’s the strange thing about the competition. But it’s set up like that for everyone from the first moment and it’s not an excuse.”
From MLS, the so-called Jefecito commented: “It’s a league that I like a lot. It can be an organized league, a league where most of the teams try to be protagonists beyond the deficit that it may have in terms of having less quality than others.”
“But everyone tries to be the protagonist. It’s a league where normally playing away from home is a little bit more difficult than normal because of the travel. So, all that makes it quite even. In fact, if you look at the two conferences, beyond the fact that there are some teams that are fighting for the top spot, the vast majority are still in with a chance of making the Playoffs, with a third of the competition remaining.”
“So, I think it’s interesting, I like it a lot. I see that there is, above all, a very good level of coaches. I hadn’t paid attention to that, especially when I was looking at it from the outside. Nowadays you see many teams that already have an identity, that play in a certain way, even coaches who have changed teams this year and have already given that identity to their new teams. So, for my part, it has been a pleasant surprise. It has more than lived up to the expectations I had of the league.”
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