These are key days for Lionel Messi to make the decision about his future. He spent the 'hangover' for the consecration in the Ligue 1 of France on Saturday, the trip to Barcelona with Coldplay recital included with Antonela Roccuzzo that fed rumors and desires of his return to the club that made him professional, but already without commitments with Paris Saint Germain -except the last date against Clermont next Saturday- and as Clarín could find out, All he knows is that time is shortening.
What do you have on the table? The offer of Al Hilal to emigrate to Saudi Arabia is real, beyond that about 20 days ago Jorge Messi himself made a statement to deny the signing of a millionaire agreement; to this was added an enigmatic club from Europe that could be in the Premier League; and, meanwhile, there is still no offer from Barcelona, which only issued informal contacts in which everything but a contract was discussed.
The photo that everyone wants was Chris Martin and company: smiles with Leo Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo.
It is that the culé team is not in financial conditions not only to incorporate Messi but to register new players. Nor is it known if before August 30, when the La Liga pass book closes, he will be able to finalize it.
"There is absolutely nothing with any club for next year. The decision will never be made before Lionel finishes the league with PSG, "started the letter published by the patriarch of the Messi as an image on his Instagram account, on May 9.
In that sense, as Clarín had been telling in recent weeks, he added that "once the season ends it will be time to analyze and see what is there, and then make a decision."
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That moment seems to have arrived, because on the horizon the Rosario star world champion has the tour with the Argentine National Team in Asia, to face Australia and Indonesia. At PSG he will continue to train for his professional commitment, but he already knows that continuity in France is not a possibility.
The disappointments were more than the joys and the title number 42 of his career, which came thanks to a goal of his last Saturday, can not forget the whistles and the little affection that, at times, he received from a sector of the fans of the Parisian team.
That premise of ending the story well in the French club had been clear when he tried to recompose relations with the public offer of apologies – through a 38-second video – after being punished for his trip, precisely, to Saudi Arabia, where he went with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and two of his three children to fulfill commercial commitments assumed in his role as tourist ambassador of that country.
In addition to this, there is an interest from the MLS of the United States, but that for the moment did not transfer to a concrete offer.
The future of Lionel Messi is usually a matter of state, sportingly speaking. The best footballer in the world is loose in the market and in free condition, but not everyone can afford to bring an offer that completes him at a key moment in his career, where being able to continue winning titles and being competitive, can twist the balance more than blank checks.
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