Messi plans to finish his career with Inter Miami

Lionel Messi intends to decorativeness his profession pinch Inter Miami - but has nary plans to discontinue conscionable yet.

The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, 36, joined nan Major League Soccer (MLS) nine past summer aft leaving Paris St-Germain.

That followed a sparkling profession pinch Barcelona, wherever he won nan Champions League 4 times, alongside 10 La Liga titles.

The 2022 World Cup victor pinch Argentina has a statement pinch Inter Miami to 2025 pinch nan action of a further year.

"As of today, I deliberation it's going to beryllium my past club," nan guardant told ESPN.

"I'm not fresh to time off shot either," he added.

Messi is not playing for illustration personification pinch 1 oculus connected status - this play he has 12 goals and 13 assists successful 12 matches for nan MLS leaders.

He will beryllium hoping to return that shape into this month's Copa America, pinch Argentina looking to clasp nan trophy they won successful 2021.

The tourney is being staged successful nan United States, which Messi has been capable to telephone location for nan past year.

"It was a difficult measurement to time off Europe to travel here," Messi said.

"The truth of having been world champion helped a batch to spot things otherwise also.

"I emotion playing football. I bask nan training, each time of nan matches. [I am] a small acrophobic that everything will end.

"That's why I bask everything overmuch more, because I'm alert that there's little and little to spell and I person a bully clip astatine nan club.

"I bask nan small specifications that I cognize I'm going to miss erstwhile I don't play immoderate more."