Lionel Messi comment from Antonio Conte: I even tried to get Romelu Lukaku

The Italian coach explained with an interesting example how impossible it is for Inter to transfer Messi.

Antonio Conte said that he found the rumors of Lionel Messi coming to Inter too far-fetched, saying that the club even had to struggle to transfer Romelu Lukaku.

Inter ended the 2019-20 season by beating Atalanta 2-0 on the road and finished the league in second place.

"I know what I need to do to get Lukaku," Conte said in a statement after the match, implying the impossibility of getting Messi.

Conte said, "He was a very strong player, I wanted to get him in Chelsea, but he went to Manchester United," Conte said. however, it can still improve. "