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Messi expects Inter Miami to be his final club

Published : Friday, 14 June, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 318
MIAMI, JUNE 13: Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi says he expects Inter Miami to be the club where he closes his legendary playing career, but he is not intending to depart right away.
Messi, who has a contract with the MLS squad until the end of the 2025 campaign, made his comments to ESPN in an interview to be broadcast on Wednesday.
"Yes, as of today, I think its going to be my last club," Messi told ESPN.
But Messi, who turns 37 on June 24, also added, "Im not ready to leave football either."
The record eight-time Ballon dOr winner became a legend with Barcelona, helping capture four Champions League crowns and 10 La Liga titles.
Messi sparked Argentina victories in the 2021 Copa America and 2022 World Cup and is set to play for Argentina in this months Copa America, to be staged in the United States.
After playing for Barca from 2004-2021, Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain from 2021-2023 and then moved to Inter Miami last year, helping the club win the Leagues Cup crown in his early days with the squad.
"It was a difficult step to leave Europe to come here," Messi said.
"The fact of having been world champion helped a lot to see things differently also."
Messis star turn raised the profile for MLS in the United States, matches selling out wherever he plays and his shirt by far the most popular among MLS jersey purchasers.
Messi now ponders playing for his homeland in the 2026 World Cup, to be co-hosted by the USA with Mexico and Canada, and is contemplating the end of his incredible career.
"My whole life I did this. I love playing ball. I enjoy the training, the day every day, of the matches. A little afraid that everything will end," Messi said.    â€”AFP



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