Lionel Messi’s Next Club ‘Leaked’ by Former Teammate As He Lets Private Conversation Slip

• Sergio Aguero has revealed the team Lionel Messi will play next
• Messi is out of contract at PSG at the end of the season but renewal talks have taken place
• He has been reluctant to pen a new deal with PSG, fueling speculations of his impending departure

Sergio Aguero has accidentally leaked the next club Lionel Messi will play after he let slip their private conversation.

Messi’s current deal with Paris Saint-Germain runs out at the end of the season, but so far the Ligue 1 giants have apparently failed to convince him to pen a new deal.

Per Forbes, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is keen on leaving the French champions with a plethora of options on stand-by to secure his services.

MLS side Inter Miami have previously shown interest in signing Messi as well as a potential reunion with Spanish giants Barcelona if he was to leave the Parc des Princes in the summer.

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However, it appears Messi's boyhood club, Newell's Old Boys, where he starred in the academy before heading to Camp Nou, have now been disclosed as a possible destination by Aguero.

In an interview with UOL, noted by Daily Star, the ex-Manchester City hero said:

"He is seriously considering the possibility of playing for Newell's."

Aguero's slip of the tongue forced ex-Liverpool winger Maxi Rodriguez to step in and add: "Kun is Kun. He can't keep quiet. We will see.

PSG and Messi’s contract talks stall

Meanwhile, the first face-to-face negotiations for Lionel Messi's contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain ended in failure after both parties failed to reach an agreement, Marca reports.

Jorge, Messi’s father and representative met for the first time in person with PSG’s sporting director Luis Campos and there was no agreement in that first instance.

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PSG are proposing a one-year renewal for Messi although the World Cup winner is also being courted by former club Barcelona and MLS side Inter Miami.

5 possible destinations for Messi

The 35-year-old forward’s current deal with PSG runs out at the end of the season, but so far the Ligue 1 giants have apparently failed to convince him to pen a new deal, Sports Brief earlier reported.

According to Sportskeeda, winning the FIFA World Cup with Argentina in December has made Messi consider his options regarding his future with PSG.

With a number of teams ready to scramble for the services of Messi, here are five possible destinations for the 2022 World Cup Golden Ball winner...