Messi and his future, why the World Cup with Argentina will define his decision

The debate of Messi’s future was opened when the possibility of his return to Barcelona was launched. However, Messi’s return will depend on Messi himself. As of now, he will not think of anything else but the Argentina National Team.

His objetive at PSG, for another year, is to win the first Champions League for Nasser Al Khelaifi. However, the Argentine's patriotic and sentimental priority will be to conquer —in what could be his last chance— the third World Cup for Argentina, as Maradona did in Mexico ’86.

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The tournament in Qatar will evaluate Messi’s state of mind. If he succeeds in lifting the cup, there will be pressure for him to take refuge in Barça; if the outcome is another defeat, he may return to his original plans of settling in Miami and playing for Beckham's Inter.

Xavi will live in Messi's shadow this season. In New York, at the request of the press, he stated that he would like to have Leo at his command, an obvious answer because no one would dare to object to having the best player in the world at his disposal.

Transformation in Barcelona

Messi himself is not unaware of the profound transformation of the Barça dressing room. The group is changing the leadership with players of character like Ansu Fati and Araujo; his hypothetical fit in the team would change the team’s way of playing. Leo, at the age of 36, may be looking for another outlet to suit him.