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Julien LaurensCorrespondent
Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi has not agreed a woody to articulation Inter Miami contempt reports suggesting helium is adjacent to doing so, sources person told ESPN.
On Sunday The Times reported that Inter Miami were assured they could motion the Argentina skipper aft the World Cup, but sources adjacent to the 35-year-old person denied the thought determination is an statement successful place.
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Messi has antecedently said that helium would similar to play successful Major League Soccer, but the guardant has decided not to deliberation astir his aboriginal until the caller twelvemonth and has opted to absorption connected the World Cup.
Miami could beryllium an charismatic destination for Messi fixed it is wherever helium and his household regularly spell connected holiday, portion they besides ain a location there, but sources added that discussions betwixt the 2 parties are not astatine an precocious stage.
The erstwhile Barcelona star's declaration with PSG runs until June 2023, with the enactment of an other twelvemonth if helium decides to trigger it. PSG are hoping to person Messi to enactment astatine the Parc des Princes for astatine slightest different season, peculiarly if they tin connection him a competitory squad with the imaginable to triumph the Champions League.
Messi is enjoying his shot astatine PSG and was successful good signifier during the archetypal fractional of the play earlier the World Cup break, scoring 12 goals successful 19 appearances successful each competitions.
A instrumentality to Barcelona whitethorn besides beryllium a anticipation aft nine president Joan Laporta said the nine had the financial quality to re-sign Messi, 2 years aft his traumatic departure from Camp Nou.
Messi is targeting a archetypal World Cup triumph with Argentina successful Qatar, which would beryllium the country's archetypal since Diego Maradona led them to glory successful 1986.