2022 FIFA World Cup winner Lionel Messi’s future at Paris Saint-Germain seems unsure after the Ligue 1 membership’s early exit from the Champions League. Whereas many on-line studies prompt the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has already agreed to maneuver to the Center East (Al Hilal), Messi’s father and agent Jorge Messi refuted all studies with a message, “Neither verbal, nor signed, nor agreed, and there received’t be something till the top of the season,” on social media.
With Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain ending this June (2023), we have listed down just a few potential golf equipment the place the Argentine might transfer subsequent season. Along with Riyadh-based Saudi membership Al Hilal, the checklist contains Messi’s former membership Barcelona and different potential golf equipment (from Premier League and Main League Soccer) which have the potential to afford the 35-year-old soccer’s astronomical wages.
Al Hilal to Barcelona, 7 potential membership locations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner Lionel Messi for subsequent season
1. Al Hilal
With speculations of Lionel Messi shifting to Riyadh-based Saudi membership Al Hilal, we might quickly see the World Cup winner competing for supremacy within the Saudi Professional League with arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Al Nassr earlier this yr. In response to a Forbes report, Messi obtained a staggering providing of $440 million (roughly Rs 3,630 crore) from the Saudi membership earlier this yr.
2. Inter Miami
David Beckham’s Main League Soccer workforce Inter Miami has emerged as one other potential vacation spot for the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner. Nevertheless, the MLS workforce would discover it tough to match the wage supplied by Saudi membership Al Hilal. However with the house owners having a number of conferences with Jorge Messi previously few months, it could be attention-grabbing to see Messi weave his magic in MLS.
3. Barcelona
Lionel Messi’s former membership Barcelona has additionally entered the race to signal the 35-year-old footballer. With the membership profitable its nineteenth La Liga title (first since Messi’s departure) earlier this month, membership president Joan Laporta just lately expressed his need to convey Leo again to the membership. “We would like Leo, we won’t provide loopy figures for that or some other deal. We’ll attempt to make issues work with viability plan, ready for the approval,” Laporta informed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano. Nevertheless, the membership’s ongoing wage disaster is one big downside they’re going to want to handle quickly to make Messi’s return attainable.
4. Manchester Metropolis
Backed by Center East’s strongest businessman Sheikh Mansour, Premier League giants Manchester Metropolis have the prowess to lure Messi to the Etihad Stadium subsequent season. The transfer would reunite the Argentine along with his former mentor Pep Guardiola whose present workforce has secured a spot within the Champions League closing after defeating Spanish giants Actual Madrid.
5. Newcastle
Premier League aspect Newcastle has undergone a drastic transformation for the reason that change in its possession in 2021. With the Public Funding Fund taking a majority stake within the membership, Newcastle has emerged as one other potential vacation spot for Messi that would deal with his astronomical wages.
6. Newell’s Previous Boys
An enormous fan and supporter of Newell’s Previous Boys, Messi began his soccer profession on the Rosario membership when he was simply six years previous. And along with his contract coming to an finish at Paris Saint-Germain, the ace footballer might shock us all by selecting his first membership (Newell’s Previous Boys) as his subsequent vacation spot.
7. Paris Saint-Germain
Messi’s current journey to Saudi Arabia might have hampered his equation with Paris Saint-Germain, however one can by no means rule out the choice of an extension of the contract between the 2 events.