Lionel Messi has stated that joining Paris Saint-Germain was never his goal.

With his two-year Contract with PSG set to end in June, the 35-year-old is expected to sign with Inter Milan as a free agent.

Messi left Barcelona for France after the Spanish club’s LaLiga-imposed spending cap prevented them from affording to register his contract.

But the athlete has spoken out about spending two seasons in Ligue 1.

“I had to come to Paris, stay in a hotel for a long time with my family, with my children going to school and still being in the hotel,” Messi said.

“We never, ever wanted to come [to Paris]. It was very, very, very difficult, but the family supports me and it is a collective decision, not only mine.

“There is a tinge of sadness for them now, because while it was hard for them at the beginning, they are now more adapted to Paris.