World top football player Argentina captain Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his final World Cup in Qatar. Sad new for all Messi and football fans Lionel Messi Argentina football captain announced retirement.
“Is it my last World Cup? Yes, surely yes, surely yes,” Messi told Star+. “I am counting down the days to the World Cup. There is a bit of anxiety and nerves at the same time. Wanting it to be now and the nerves that were are already there, what is going to happen. It’s the last one, how are we going to do?” Messi added.
Argentina will go into Qatar as one of the favourites to lift the World Cup. “I don’t know if we are the favourites. There are other teams that are above us, but we are very close. All the matches are very difficult and it’s not always the favourites who end up winning,” he said
Earlier, PSG coach Christophe Galtier allayed fears about a possible injury to Messi on Wednesday, saying the Argentine forward had asked to be substituted due to tiredness late in their 1-1 Champions League draw with Benfica in Lisbon.
Barcelona vice president Eduard Romeu has once again spoken about the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to the club in the summer transfer window. Speculation is growing that Messi could come home when his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the campaign.
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It’s thought Messi won’t actually make a decision until after the World Cup, but the rumor mill is getting increasingly excited at the thought of seeing the GOAT back at the Camp Nou. Romeu says that if Barcelona decide to bring Messi back then the money men would do all they can to make it work financially.
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