Lionel Messi is having a fantastic 2024 so far as he has already won the Copa America 2024 with Argentina and despite being out for a significant time due to injury, his team Inter Miami is currently leading the MLS 2024 Eastern Conference table. It has been a while Messi has left Europe and his absence can be felt during the UEFA Champions League games. Messi left Barcelona in 2021 as the club was going through a financial struggle and moved to PSG. His stay in France was not a happy one as PSG struggled in the UEFA Champions League and realising that his time in Europe was over, Messi made a move to  Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Inter Miami was supposed to be his last club football destination but recent reports has indicated towards a change of plan. Lionel Messi to Enter Hollywood? Inter Miami Star Launches Production Company 525 Rosario.

Which Club Will Lionel Messi Retire From?

According to El Nacional, Messi will not retire after his contract expires for Inter Miami and is planning to join his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys in Argentina after his contract expires for Inter Miami. In the past, Messi has expressed his desire to return to his boyhood. In 2016, he said, "If I go back to Argentina tomorrow, which I would love, the club I would be play for would be Newell's." He also told TyC Sports, "My dream is to play at Newell's but I don't know what will happen, and a part of that doubt is due to the way the country is at the moment." Lionel Messi Imitates Stephen Curry’s ‘Night Night’ Celebration During Inter Miami vs Philadelphia Union MLS 2024 Match (See Pics).

"I have a family and my children come first, and then me, I want them to grow up in a calm place, being able to enjoy life with security. It is very ugly to see the things that happen in Argentina, that you can go out on the street and people want to rob you and that they can kill you," he added. Messi is 37-year-old and has been playing for Inter Miami for just over a year now. He completed the signing for the David Beckham co-owned side in 2023 summer. His contract expires at the end of 2025 and that is when fans might be able to know Lionel Messi's possible last club destination.

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