MLS president Don Garber expressed hope that Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi will not leave the team after his contract expires in 2025. ESPN.
“I hope Messi decides to stay beyond 2025. Maybe 2025 is not the deadline. Our plan is to be in the league we want to be in in 2027,” Garber said.
After playing for two years in the French PSG, Messi was transferred to Inter Miami in the summer of 2023. On August 20, the Argentinian won the League Cup, the first trophy in America. After 14 matches for Inter Miami, Messi scored 11 goals and 5 assists.
In December 2022, Messi became world champion as part of the Argentine national team. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the striker scored seven goals in seven matches, four of which came from penalties. He scored a double in the final against France.
Argentina ranks first in the South American group with 15 points in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Messi before said It describes the difficulties of adapting to life in the USA.