Will Lionel Messi leave PSG at the end of the season?

According to reports Lionel Messi is expected to depart Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-d090d71a-1d13-42b2-9c6e-1513bb30ad12 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.764705682128415%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Lionel Messi has been linked with a return to Barcelona at the end of the season, but the newest news claims he may be heading to Inter Miami.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc48fb26-6180-40e4-a459-be5f46db5fc3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(30.14705871989247%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

There is an option to extend the former Barcelona man's contract until 2024, but he may leave as a free agent in less than a year.

[{"selector":"#anim-68c15ca0-6b65-4cbd-b81a-daa12b57a19c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(25.567941004208166%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

However, the MLS club is claimed to be "increasingly optimistic" of landing the GOAT by the end of the current season.

[{"selector":"#anim-b24e6b2b-e60f-4605-ab69-132b0400db25 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(25.029296420080684%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Messi is said to have multiple possibilities for next season, but "Inter Miami is understood to be the most advanced of those options."

[{"selector":"#anim-87b5672c-7b85-4e58-af63-bd26b569621d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(48.17236966770197%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Both sides have been in talks for "a couple of years," and they are anticipated to resume after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

[{"selector":"#anim-00857ad0-2302-45f1-9a51-d67f0e957a34 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(35.67129795278779%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Messi's family already has a home in Miami, which is claimed to be a "source of attraction" for the 35-year-old's family.

[{"selector":"#anim-87a42acb-9af3-42ca-8eed-946fd2c5c179 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.194991616118145%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

The GOAT is now having a fantastic season with PSG after a generally disappointing first season in the French capital following his surprise move.

[{"selector":"#anim-99e9281a-5370-41e1-b2d2-893fea2e1a35 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(22.993382328215937%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Messi has seven goals and 10 assists in 12 Ligue 1 games and four in four in the Champions League for Christophe Galtier’s side.

[{"selector":"#anim-e1243f10-d5c6-4379-8fc0-225d30bf3911 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(10.472972733124504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

According to reports, Joan Laporta will strive to re-sign Messi next year, and the vice president has even stated that the club would be able to make it happen financially.

[{"selector":"#anim-3087a1a6-bd1c-46d2-8f7a-d144f8ccbf64 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(20.13046437738624%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Messi is likely to make his choice after the World Cup. The GOAT will lead Argentina to victory in what will be his final chance to win the championship.

[{"selector":"#anim-4912116a-cb02-4464-9af9-5e01dd700cc2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(5.532082787085986%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]