Inter Milan vice-president Javier Zanetti has admitted that signing Lionel Messi last summer was never an option for the club.
The Argentine left Barcelona four months ago and joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.
The 34-year-old was constantly linked with the Italian giants in the past.
Zanetti responded to these rumors as reported by Tribalfootball: “Nobody thought that he would leave Barcelona.
"The rumors about Inter? They were a surprise. We were in the midst of a pandemic crisis, his arrival would have endangered the future of the club.
"We are a club with a precise strategy and in recent years we have been doing a great job on and off the pitch."
Messi won the Ballon d'Or seven times and clinched 35 titles while at Barcelona.
