Like that March 8, 2017, when he spectacularly came back from a tie against PSG to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the Barcelona Soccer Club will fight until the last cartridge is burned to finalize the return of Lionel Messi after two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain. While he waits for LaLiga to approve the viability plan, the leaders of the Spanish team are evaluating joining the inter miami in an association that would end with the captain of the Argentine team on loan from the 2023-24 season.
As reported this Wednesday by the newspaper L’Equipe, Catalans and Miamians want to reach an agreement in which Messi would sign for the MLS franchise, to play from six to 18 months at FC Barcelona on loan. In this way, the genius from Rosario would return to Spanish football preventing Barcelona from falling into problems with financial ‘Fair Play’.
Always according to the aforementioned source, this option would make a lot of sense for Messi, since it would allow him to continue playing at the highest level in Europe until the Copa América 2024, to close the circle with the club of his life, before going to play at the USA.
Along the same lines, the North American entity would try to make him a proposal offering him to participate in the club’s actions. If he accepted, he would also have influence on the decisions. More than a player, Beckham, president of Inter, wants to start signing a relationship with a partner.
Bringing his goals and assists to MLS is an idea that has been on Messi’s mind for a long time. The Argentine has said on more than one occasion that he would like to try soccer in the United States. Not for nothing he already has some luxury apartments in Miami to live with the whole family. “I always had the illusion of being able to enjoy and live the experience of living in the United States, of living what that league is, what life is there. I would like, later, if it happens or not, I don’t know ”, Messi said to The sixthSpanish channel, in 2020.
Why did Lionel Messi leave Barcelona?
Lionel Messi arrived at Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021 after spending his entire professional career at FC Barcelona. The Catalan team and the Argentine could not reach an agreement on the renewal of his contract due to financial problems at the Spanish club, which led to Leo remaining as a free agent.
PSG seized this opportunity and quickly moved to sign Messi. The French club, which has great economic power backed by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, offered Lionel a very lucrative contract and join a team that includes world-class players such as Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.
Receives our newsletter: we will send you the best sports content, as Depor always does.