Everything indicates that Messi will end up at PSG, but the agreement has not been signed and several surprise clubs are making last-minute speculations to be able to bid for him. The Parisians and Chelsea are the ones who have shown the most interest, once City has withdrawn from the bid and will focus their shots on Grealish, already signed, and Kane. Guardiola himself confirmed it. But the third way exists, really, for Messi. But there is an interested third party, as AS has learned. Among the teams that have muscle and options to sign him, these are the best placed to take the Argentine by surprise.
Inter.
He is doing clean to square his numbers (there has been a 20% salary cut), but Messi is a lot Messi. The Chinese owners of Inter themselves have sometimes played to concoct with the possible arrival of Leo to Inter. They have sold Achraf to PSG and are negotiating with Chelsea a possible exit for Lukaku. That is, they have focused on other operations but will not hesitate to lift their finger at the slightest hint of hiring you. With the 200 million obtained with their sales, they could offer the salary and the transfer bonus that Messi asks for. In addition, we must not forget it, Italy has tax advantages for footballers that make their arrival there very interesting. Cristiano has already arrived like this. Serie A would give a world bombshell if it manages to bring the two cracks together.
Manchester United.
They have signed Sancho and have the attacking zone very well covered, but the ‘Red Devils’ have been trying for a long time to make the leap in quality that will put them back at the forefront of English and European football. Since Cristiano left they have not managed to fight with the best in Europe. With Messi they would find that stimulus with which to grow. In addition, economically United is one of the flagships of the world scene, a machine to generate money that until now has not invested very well. As if that were not enough, he has the option of selling to players like Pogba or Martial for whom he would get more than considerable money with which to go after Messi and pay him his salary. They play Champions and aspire to everything in the Premier.
Tottenham.
His project is not very appealing, but Levy is a great businessman and is going to make a huge sum of money selling Harry Kane to the City. With that money he would have enough to pay Messi, even in terms of five years for a contract of two. Bale has also gone back to Madrid and without Kane they are starved. They have also been looking for a ball that goes according to their new mega-stadium for some time. Of course, Tottenham does not play or the Champions League and that, at the sporting level, almost definitely reduces their aspirations to be able to sign Messi.
Inter Miami.
It is a wish of Beckham to be able to convince Messi to take him to MLS. The Argentine likes the idea of retiring there, but for now he has the strength to continue in European football at the highest level. The conquest of the last Copa América has made him see that he is still there to win important trophies in Europe. The MLS thing, therefore, will have to wait.