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Lionel Messi and the decision to return to Spain, but not to FC Barcelona

Lionel Messi has an offer to join a top team in Spain, but it's not Barca.

By William Estrella

Lionel Messi has an offer to join a top team in Spain, but it's not Barca.
Lionel Messi has an offer to join a top team in Spain, but it's not Barca.

Lionel Messi has been the best player in the world for many years, and since he left FC Barcelona, many teams have been interested in the Argentine, but his high salary at Paris Saint-Germain made it really difficult. Now, Lionel has not renewed with PSG and will run out of contract in 3 months…

It is for this very reason that the FC Barcelona is one of those that has sounded, since it would not have to take charge of the purchase of his pass but only of his salary, but the reality is that for the 1,500 million euros that he owes the blaugrana institution, Lionel Messi would have to resign too much money from his pocket to arrive.

Saudi Arabia, for its part, wants to count on him to reach Al Hilal and Lionel Messi -through his father and representative Jorge Messi- would have asked for 600 million euros, according to El Chiringuito de España, wanting to receive a real fortune. On the other hand, from Major League Soccer -MLS- with David Beckham's Inter Miami as the main interested party, they would offer him a salary of 14 million dollars but with the option of creating a franchise in the future (a club in the United States of the first division) for only 25 million dollars, while the cheapest institution is listing 350 million, and the most expensive 900 million, a real offer thinking about the future of ten after football.

But the truth is that one last statement would open the door for Lionel Messi's future not to be in Saudi Arabia, PSG, or Barcelona, but in another club in Spain that could pay for his contract and that has a personal friend, a partner Messi also in the Argentine National Team.

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William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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