Humiliation against PSG (0-4) at the Club World Cup has visibly left traces. Following this rout, Lionel Messi would have made a radical decision concerning his future …
The shock of the knockout stages of the Club World Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami promised to be the reunion between two worlds.
He turned to the demonstration for Parisians and humiliation for the Floridians (4-0). For Lionel Messi, this match was a painful reminder of the gap that still separates MLS from the highest European level. This brutal observation would have caused a deep questioning of the Argentine world champion. Just over a year from the 2026 World Cup where he hopes to defend his titlethe “pulga” would have made a strong decision that could change the end of his career.
Pause negotiations, planned departure: Messi's pressure stroke
What is this decision?
According to information from the Argentinian journalist Esteban Edul,
Lionel Messi would have decided to break the discussions for a new contract extension with Inter Miami. Its current lease, which expires at the end of 2025, includes an option for an additional year which has still not been activated. Even more radical, Messi would now plan to leave the MLS to join a more competitive league during the last six months preceding the 2026 World Cup, in order to arrive at competition in the best possible conditions.
Faced with these growing rumors, the entourage of Inter Miami tried to calm the situation. Sources close to the club, Cited by journalist Fabrizio Romanoassure that ” Both parties are interested in continuing the relationship And that steps are underway to achieve this. The Florida club insists that the Pulga is under contract until the end of 2025 and seems confident as to a positive outcome, but this highlighting of the negotiations by the Messi clan still sounds like a serious warning.
Humiliation against Paris pushes Messi to think
Family happiness in Miami, the major asset of Inter?
The main asset of Inter Miami in this file remains the living environment.
As journalist Guillem Balague had pointed out for the BBCthe Messi family is “In a good situation in Miami“, After two complicated years on a personal level in Paris. The development of his wife Antonella, which has become muse of several brands in the United States, and the perfect integration of his three sons in the club teams of the club are determining factors. If the family is happy, Messi is too. A weight argument that could counterbalance its last -minute sports ambitions.
Lionel Messi therefore finds himself in front of a Cornelian dilemma. On the one hand, the requirement of the high -level sportsman who, after the lesson received against PSG, knows that he must evolve in a more competitive environment to be at the top in 2026. On the other, the comfort and the happiness of his family, perfectly installed in Florida. What way will he choose? His radical decision to put the talks on pause proves that the debate is very real in his mind. The suspense on its future is completely relaunched.
