{"id":618916,"date":"2022-10-31T13:38:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618916"},"modified":"2022-10-31T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:38:14","slug":"major-update-lionel-messis-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/31\/major-update-lionel-messis-future\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ornstein Delivers Major Update on PSG Icon&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi could be USA-bound next year as Major League Soccer side Inter Miami are growing increasingly confident of their chances of signing him, as The Athletic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3744206\/2022\/10\/31\/inter-miami-lionel-messi\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ornstein<\/a> reports. The Argentine forward becomes a free agent at the end of this season and can join any club he wants next summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Inter Miami Fancying Their Chances of Signing Lionel Messi in 2023<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Inter Miami increasingly confident of signing Lionel Messi. Not fully agreed but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InterMiamiCF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#InterMiamiCF<\/a> now expect 35yo to join &amp; hope it gets done in coming months. Talks resume after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldCup2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WorldCup2022<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PSG<\/a> still want renewal + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCBarcelona?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCBarcelona<\/a> will try <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dQgNPaYg2e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dQgNPaYg2e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1586989508100251648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Inter Miami Have Held Numerous Meetings With Messi Over Possible Move<\/h3>\n<p>Whilst reports suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2022\/09\/24\/632f36d022601d63068b45ba.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a dream return to Barcelona<\/a> is on the cards for the seven-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner next year, Ornstein claims that the MLS side are still in pole position to get him. They&#8217;re the most advanced club to be leading the race for his services, to the point that the David Beckham co-owned club are now expecting Messi to arrive next year and hoping he&#8217;ll sign a contract with them in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/26\/lionel-messis-barcelona-return-xavi\/\" target=\"_self\">Lionel Messi&#8217;s Barcelona Return Still on the Cards According to Xavi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ornstein adds that the Argentine&#8217;s father &#8211; who is also his representative &#8211; has held discussions with Inter Miami for the last few yea<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">rs and numerous meetings have taken place between him as well as the owners of the American side over a future m<\/span>ove. That is why the MLS club are growing confident of their chances of landing Messi and set the achievement for the most significant signing ever made by an American club.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lionel Messi is now undefeated in 32 consecutive games for both club and country. The longest undefeated streak of his career. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mm1ZJgyqXB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mm1ZJgyqXB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyNemer\/status\/1586457969159393280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Messi to Make Decision on His Future After World Cup<\/h3>\n<p>For the time being, the 34-year-old forward is laser-focused on the Qatar World Cup. He&#8217;s already admitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/oct\/06\/lionel-messi-confirms-qatar-will-be-his-last-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to this edition being the final World Cup he will play<\/a>, which is why he is so desperate to win the tournament and add the last missing feather to the cap of his iconic career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/30\/messi-returns-form-world-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">With Lionel Messi\u2019s Return to Form, His Biggest Career Challenge Now Awaits Him With Bated Breath<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ornstein also states that no conversation over Messi&#8217;s future is to take place before the end of the World Cup or possibly in early 2023. Only after participating in the major international competition will he make a decision on where he&#8217;ll play next year and could even put pen-to-paper to sign a pre-contract agreement for a foreign side in January.\u00a0 He has been in incredible form for PSG this season, having scored 12 goals and provided 13 assists in only 17 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi could be USA-bound next year as Major League Soccer side Inter Miami are growing increasingly confident of their chances of signing him, as The Athletic&#8217;s David Ornstein reports. The Argentine forward becomes a free agent at the end of this season and can join any club he wants next summer. 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