Lionel Messi will stay at PSG for another season after winning the World Cup

Lionel Messi’s potential MLS arrival may not be imminent.

According to multiple reports, Messi has verbally agreed to extend his contract with Paris Saint-German for another season. Messi is in the second year of a two-year deal with the French giants and could have started negotiations for a new deal with another club in January. Football contracts generally allow players to negotiate freely with other clubs, with their contracts remaining for six months.

During the World Cup, a report emerged that Messi would strike a deal to move to MLS and join Inter Miami in the summer. Messi has long been mentioned as a player who could eventually make the MLS move and his name has been constantly linked with David Beckham’s team.

The November report said Messi would be the highest-paid player in MLS history if he joined Inter Miami in the summer. If or when Messi will move to Inter Miami – perhaps after the 2023-24 season is over? – He will probably still be the highest-paid player in the league. It’s not like his profile has waned at all in the past few weeks.

The World Cup showed that Messi is still at or near the top of his game. He was incredible as Argentina bounced back from an opening defeat by Saudi Arabia to win the World Cup. It was the country’s first World Cup title since 1986 and the win can serve as confirmation that Messi is the greatest player of all time.

Has this World Cup success made Messi stay in Europe? PSG are by far the best team in France’s Ligue 1 but are still chasing an elusive Champions League title. With Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at the helm, PSG have the best attacking trio in all of club football.

Messi won the Champions League four times at Barcelona before joining PSG on a free transfer in the summer of 2021. He has scored 11 goals and provided 14 assists in 18 Ligue 1 and Champions League games in 2022.

PSG have another tough draw in the Champions League this season. PSG meet eternal German champions Bayern Munich in the round of 16 after losing to eventual champions Real Madrid in the round of 16 a season ago. PSG won the first leg of that matchup 1-0 before losing 1-3 in the second leg to forfeit the tie.