The future of legendary striker Lionel Messi’s club after his career at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) came to an end this week continues to make headlines, with all eyes on Barcelona, Al-Hilal, and Inter Miami to see which team obtains his contract. Messi’s career at PSG came to an end this week after he had been with the club for 20 years.
Lionel Messi, a great forward who played his whole career with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), announced his retirement from the club this week. The news came as the French giants celebrated winning Ligue 1 despite a loss to Clermont Foot (3-2). All eyes have now switched to the Argentine’s club future after his two-year time at Parc des Princes came to an end. Barcelona and Al-Hilal have emerged as the top two destinations for the Argentine’s club future. The competition appears to be heating up between Messi’s previous team and the powerhouses of the Saudi Pro League, despite the fact that MLS club Inter Miami are also interested in signing the icon, who is now 36 years old.
Inter Miami are said to have made a bid, while Al-Hilal have reportedly offered Messi with a massive offer for 1.2 billion euros. These reports come from the most recent information available. It has been reported that a Saudi Arabian club sent a delegation to Paris in order to gain the signature of the seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or award. In the event that Argentina’s captain for the 2022 World Cup wins a transfer to the Gulf nation, he will be opposed against Cristiano Ronaldo, who is a star for Al-Nassr. This matchup is sure to set the Saudi Pro League ablaze.
On the other hand, a recent news article from Spain reported that Lionel Messi will extend his contract with Barcelona until 2025. In the first year of the deal, his yearly pay will net 13 million euros, and he will earn this amount. The summer of 2025, not this summer, will be the time when he will be eligible to transfer to either the Al-Hilal club or Inter Miami.
Messi’s future is 99 percent up to him, said Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez last week, and club president Joan Laporta has declared in the past that they will do all in their power to get him back to the team that took a chance on him when he was just 13 years old. Messi’s future is up to him, said Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez last week.
Laporta, on the other hand, appears to have a more negative outlook on the possibilities of finding a settlement, and the atmosphere in Catalonia has shifted. The Blaugrana must still wait for La Liga to give their viability plan the go light before they can make an offer for Messi.
Laporta told Sport that “We will see” as he continued to enjoy the celebrations of Barcelona Femeni’s second Champions League win. “We will see,” “It’s very challenging. If you do everything that is in your power to do, then there is no duty for you to do any more.
There is little room for debate that the possibility of a fairytale becoming real is on the decline. Messi has the potential to make significantly more money elsewhere, which means that Barcelona could never expect on him to repay them. They have no choice but to put their faith in the possibility that the attraction of his previous life, a fitting send-off, and one or two more seasons of playing in Europe will delay his decision-making for some time.
Time will tell if Messi will make a sensational move to Al-Hilal or Inter Miami, or if Barcelona will be able to bring back their former club star for “one last dance.”