Messi, whose deal with the MLS team runs through the 2025 season, gave his remarks in an interview that will air on ESPN on Wednesday.

“Yes, as of today, I think it’s going to be my last club,” Messi answered ESPN.

In addition, Messi said, “I’m not ready to leave football either.” He will turn 37 on June 24.

Barcelona became legendary under the legendary eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, who won four Champions Leagues and ten La Liga titles with the Catalan club.

Argentina will be represented by Messi at this month’s Copa America, which will be held in the US. Messi was the driving force behind the team’s success in the 2021 and 2022 World Cups.

Messi played for Barcelona from 2004 to 2021, then Paris Saint-Germain from 2021 to 2023, and finally Inter Miami last year, when he was an early contributor to the team’s League Cup victory.

“It was a difficult step to leave Europe to come here,” remarked Messi.

“The fact of having been world champion helped a lot to see things differently also.”

Messi’s meteоric rise tо fаme hаs cаtаpulted Mаjоr Leаgue Sоccer (MLS) intо the nаtiоnаl limelight in the US, where his gаmes cоnsistently sell оut аnd his jersey is the mоst sоught-аfter by fаns.

In light of the fact that the United States, Mexico, and Canada will be co-hosting the 2026 World Cup, Messi is thinking about playing for his native Argentina and is also thinking about calling it quits after an extraordinary career.

Fоr аll оf my life, I did this. Bаll is sо much fun fоr me. Every dаy оf trаining аnd every mаtch is fun fоr me. Messi expressed а slight feаr thаt аll wоuld cоme tо а clоse.

I make an effort to take pleasure. I’m having a great time at the club and I know there won’t be much longer to enjoy it all, so that’s why I’m enjoying it more.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have supportive friends and coworkers. Having so many friends and comrades in the selection made it fun, and I’m looking forward to missing all the little aspects when I’m no longer a part of it.