Messi was advised to stay at PSG for the 2026 World Cup
Messi's contract with PSG expires at the end of this season, and has not yet agreed to an extension. In case he does not continue to stick with the French club, Messi can return to Barca - the team he has been with for 21 years until going to PSG in the summer of 2021.
However, Kempes thinks that Messi should consider staying at PSG. According to the Argentine player, and playing in the many-star PSG collective in a competitive tournament not too big like Ligue 1 will help the 36-year-old junior maintain his fitness and form enough to attend another World Championship. Cup.
"If he wants to go to the next World Cup, Messi should continue to play in France," Kempes told TyC Sports on March 30. "Of course, this may make it difficult for him to earn more Champions League glory, but PSG will give him the ideal conditions to keep his form for the next three years."
After winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Messi once said he might not be fit enough to join Argentina for the next North American tournament in 2026. However, head coach Lionel Scaloni recently wanted Messi to continue playing. at the 2026 World Cup and even let the striker decide his future with the national team. Many of Messi's teammates also share the same wish.
Kempes believes that Messi will soon join Argentina in the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches from September and will have no physical problems. "Messi has a remarkable quality: he runs only when he feels the need to run, not out of habit. And if Messi still has the desire to win, he will still play well," World Cup top scorer 1978. explain.
According to the legend of this 1978 champion generation, Messi may not be as excellent as in the 2022 World Cup, but still knows how to create mutations. "His left hand is very good, he can direct the ball anywhere," he said.
Messi made his debut for Argentina in a friendly match against host Hungary 2-1 on August 17, 2005. Up to the last match - a friendly against Curacao 7-0 on March 29, 2022, the striker played for the national team 174 matches and holds the record with 102 goals. Messi's top performance and leadership qualities are considered the main inspiration for Argentina to end its thirst for titles since 1993, when in turn won the Copa America 2021, the Intercontinental Super Cup and the 2022 World Cup.
