Javier Zanetti will be the Inter ambassador around the world, but admits he wants “to stay close to the team.”
The former captain retired this summer and was immediately appointed Vice-President of the club.
Javier Zanetti will be the Inter ambassador around the world, but admits he wants “to stay close to the team.”
The former captain retired this summer and was immediately appointed Vice-President of the club.
“On the one hand the new President of Inter, Erick Thohir, wants to expand the brand in China, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and Australia,” Zanetti told Olè.
“I will be the ambassador. But I also want to stay close to the team, above all to explain to the young players what it means to wear the jersey of this club.”
In speaking to Argentine media, he was also asked about Lionel Messi.
“He had a phenomenal start to the World Cup, then the team changed its way of playing and he had to sacrifice himself.
“At the end of the day, he only missed out on history by 10 centimetres, so it seems unfair to criticise him.
“In my view Messi is the best and has been proving that for years. We are proud that he represents us in the world. Messi is a great ambassador for Argentina.”