as he talked up a clean sweep of trophies
under new Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde
in 2017-18.
Lionel Messi wants to get back to winning
everything with Barcelona after launching his
own theme park in China.
Messi is the subject of a development in
Nanjing – The Messi Experience Park – which
will open in 2019.
Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in
all things Messi via indoor and outdoor
facilities.
"I hope to provide [the visitors with an]
experience they've never had before and to
inspire them to pick up the sport early
on," Messi told reporters.
"Hopefully, they will feel that I am around
when visiting the park."
The amusement park – led by Chinese
company Phoenix Group
and Grupo Mediapro – will boast more than 20
attractions spread out over 80,000sq metres in
eastern China.
"The MEP project, which is based around an
original concept, features the most cutting-
edge technology, enabling visitors to immerse
themselves in all things Messi by combining
the latest-generation attractions with areas in
which to play football and thanks to the very
best advances in content and multimedia
attractions, all of which come together to
create a fine natural environment in which to
enjoy the sport," read a statement, via ESPN
FC.
Messi's tour of China comes after Barcelona
were dethroned in LaLiga and missed out on
the Champions League final.
Seeking a three-peat in LaLiga, Barca were
upstaged by bitter rivals Real Madrid in the
Spanish standings, while the Catalan giants
were eliminated by Juventus in the quarter-
finals as Luis Enrique farewelled Camp Nou.
Former Athletic Bilbao head coach Ernesto
Valverde is the new man in charge and five-
time Ballon d'Or winner Messi is seeking a
clean sweep of trophies in 2017-18.
"Our objective at the beginning of the season
was to win everything," Messi said. "We'll try
again next season.
"The objective is to get back to winning
everything.
"I don't know the new Barca coach personally,
but we'll meet in the next few days," Messi
added.
"I know him from the teams he's coached, the
[Athletic Bilbao] side of recent years. I don't
know how he works, so we'll get to know
each other once we introduce ourselves."
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