There is still some time left before the opening of the summer window in 2023, and the future of new king Messi has already attracted widespread attention. The result is actually three: stay in Paris, return to Barcelona, and go to Asia or North America to pan for gold.
Gold panning can first be ruled out, after all, Messi is not like Ronaldo, can no longer gain a foothold in the five major European leagues.
Messi's contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer and has not yet been renewed, should it be renewed? Messi and Paris are probably skeptical.
From Messi's point of view, he has a good income in Paris, but he has no hope of achieving what he always wanted to achieve in 2015 - winning the Champions League.
From the perspective of Greater Paris, it is no problem to give Messi a high salary, after all, he is not poor in money, and the return from Messi may be more. But Grand Paris has always aimed to win the Champions League, and after bringing in Messi, it did not advance and retreated, and was beaten as "sixteen langs" in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons.
Returning to Barça could be a win-win.
Barca is the place where Messi grew up and became famous, it can be said that everything Messi has achieved in the field of football is closely related to Barca, and there is no more happy ending than the old Barca! The 35-year-old Messi will play in the next Copa America and will most likely even play in the next World Cup, and being at Barca will help him maintain his form.
Now Barça is in the stage of reconstruction and rejuvenation, and the most lacking is a superstar like Messi who has a huge influence on and off the field. With Messi's form, playing for another season or two is not a big problem. If Messi can return, Barca's hopes of winning La Liga and the Champions League will be greatly increased, and the team's influence and market value will also be greatly improved.
Barça's biggest problem now is the problem of money. If Messi does not renew his contract with Greater Paris, he will be free this summer, and there is no transfer fee, but the salary is a problem, and if it is high, it will not be possible to register Messi in La Liga.
Barca are figuring out a way for Messi's return.
According to Jose Alvarez, a reporter for the Spanish six-o'clock program El Chiringuito, Barca are doing their best to sign Messi this summer, wanting to offer Messi a 1+1 contract with an annual salary of 6 million to 7 million euros, in addition, Messi can also get a proportional share of the marketing revenue he brings to the club.
Compared to Messi's current annual salary in Greater Paris (40 million euros), Barca really gives too little.
In the summer of 2021, the biggest news in football was that Barca failed to complete the contract extension with Messi, and Messi had to switch to Paris Saint-Germain. Messi agreed to cut his salary by half at the time, which Barca could not afford.
At that time, it was also suggested that if Messi really wanted to stay at Barca, then he could play for Barca for a season for free. So now, is Messi willing to accept an annual salary of six or seven million euros to return to Barca?