
Como president Mirwan Suwarso wrote off speculation linking his upwardly mobile Serie A outfit with a move for Inter Miami skipper Lionel Messi as nothing more than fantasy. But Real Madrid are one of the clubs who may be wary of some real business conducted by this free-spending side.
The first whispers of Messi following his Italian heritage to Lake Como were born out of his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their children being spotted at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Como manager Cesc Fàbregas was simply playing host for his friends, but didn’t do anything to dampen the growing rumors.