Argentine legend Mario Kempez believes Messi's future at FC Barcelona is "hopeless" and he should consider moving to Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain.
Kempez, a member of the 1978 World Cup winner who played twice for Valencia in La Liga, told Picture Sports: "Messi's future at Barca is hopeless. ”
"He feels very comfortable in Barcelona. But he realised that his chances of winning the Champions League again at Barca were slim. ”
'In recent years, FC Barcelona has always been eliminated in the Champions League due to financial conditions and it has been difficult for the club to build a new top team.
Kempez added: "Messi has to go to Guardiola (at Manchester City), Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern. ”
'These clubs either have money or they have players who are strong enough to have great success.
Kempez believes that the greatest team of all time is ambitious in terms of competitive sports and finances, and few teams in today's world football can do it.
Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern can all fall into this category, but considering that Bayern Munich has always been rational in the transfer market, Messi is unlikely to move to Bayern Munich.
Kempez added: "Those in charge of Munich are thinking with their minds, not with their wallets, and they will never pay Messi such a high salary. ”
Messi is still the most outstanding player in Barca and even La Liga this season, he helped Barca win the Copa del Rey, while there are still two rounds left in La Liga, theoretically still retaining the hope of the title, but Barca still performed badly in the Champions League.
Messi has made 777 appearances for Barca so far, scoring 671 goals for the club, and it remains to be seen whether he is willing to entrust his future to a team in transition.