Messi made his spectacular move to Inter Miami this summer after two seasons in Ligue 1 with Paris Saint Germain.
And since joining Beckham’s MLS outfit he has excelled scoring scoring 11 goals and registering five assists in just 14 appearances.
But it might not have been the fairy tale move that Becks had dreamed of had Barcelona got their way in the summer window.
Speaking to The Times, the former Manchester United and England legend revealed he was worried that Barca would snatch Messi away from him.
He said: “We always knew there would be competition. The time I got a bit worried was when Barcelona showed interest.
“The club obviously pulls on his heartstrings and he never really got to say the goodbye he deserved there.
“That was the only time I started to worry he might go somewhere else. But we did everything possible — me, Jorge and Jose [Mas].”
Messi rose through the ranks at the famous La Masia academy and spent 16 years in the Barcelona first team.
He featured 778 times for the Catalan giants while amassing an astonishing 975 goal contributions.
