Messi in the MLS: not so fast!

Renowned player Lionel Messi has not signed a deal to play with Major League Soccer (MLS) Inter Miami CF next season.

The ESPN network reported the whole thing on Monday, the day after some rumors spread that the 35-year-old Argentine was going to leave Paris Saint-Germain. The newspaper « The Sunday Times » had mentioned the signing of Messi with Miami at the end of the Soccer World Cup taking place in Qatar. However, sources have told ESPN that discussions in this direction are far from being advanced.

The former FC Barcelona color holder has a contract valid until next June with PSG. An option year is also provided for in the pact. This season, he has scored 12 goals in 19 games in all competitions with the French organization. Holder of seven Ballons d’Or and six Golden Boots, he is trying to lead his country to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup.