Lionel Messi: Al Hilal, Barcelona or Inter Miami - where will he play next season?

04.05.2023 - 11:11 thenationalnews.com

It looks increasingly likely Lionel Messi will bid 'au revoir' to Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season with speculation as to the Argentine's next destination in overdrive.

The 35-year-old was hit with a two-week suspension on Tuesday after the club said a recent family trip to Saudi Arabia was not authrorised.

Messi's contract at the Parc des Princes expires in June, with French daily L'Equipe reporting that the club's Qatari owners will not take up the option for a 12-month extension.

With one of the world's best players almost certain to be on the market this summer, we take a look at the World Cup winner's options.

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Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina in a friendly against Australia in Beijing, the country said on Monday, followed by another game in Indonesia. The clash on June 15 at the Workers' Stadium in the Chinese capital is a rematch of Argentina and Australia's meeting in the last 16 of the Qatar World Cup. Messi scored in a 2-1 win for Argentina and they went on to win the World Cup. "On June 15, Lionel Messi will lead the Argentinian national team in a friendly against Australia in Beijing," the South American country's embassy in China said on the Twitter-like Weibo.

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