If at the end of his brilliant World Cup, Lionel Messi’s extension to Paris Saint-Germain seemed to be in little doubt, the situation is much more uncertain today. Sometimes decisive, as against Losc on a free kick on Sunday (4-3, 90th + 5), but most often transparent, like their round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Bayern Munich (0-1) or… for 94 minutes against Lille, the 35-year-old Argentine striker inevitably raises doubts.
The chronic lack of complementarity of the Mbappé-Neymar-Messi trio does not encourage the extension of the contract of the “Pulga” at PSG, any more than its trace left at the club for a year and a half. Among the possible points of fall, in addition to an improbable return to Barça, the media most often cite Inter Miami, an MLS franchise owned by David Beckham. Tuesday, The Athletic interviewed Team Florida coach Phil Neville about it
“I think it goes further than Inter Miami, explains Beckham’s former partner at Manchester United. That would be something big for MLS, it would probably be the biggest signing ever in American sports. Ok Phil, but even Victor Wembanyama’s first steps in the NBA could be more scrutinized next summer than the possible end of Lionel Messi’s American career, right?