Tatler Asia’s Chairman and CEO Michel Lamunière stated in an interview that he discovered 15 minutes before kick-off that Lionel Messi would not be playing in the friendly match in between Inter Miami and a Hong Kong side on February 4.
Formerly, in an interview held a day after the match, Lamunière stated he learnt more about Messi’s lack at half-time.
In an interview with The Athletic, a sports news outlet connected with The New York Times, Lamunière stated after he discovered that the Argentine super star would not play, Tatler Asia invested the very first half attempting to convince Inter Miami to field Messi.
Tatler Asia was the organiser of the exhibit match.
Lamunière stopped short of stating if Messi’s no-show made up a breach of the arrangement, however he stated Tatler Asia is presently in conversations with Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham and the Hong Kong federal government to check out possible services.