Countdown: seven months to renew Messi's contract

Leo Messi's big goal is set for the summer of 2026 with that World Cup in which Argentina will try to defend the title. The move of the No 10 to MLS in the past was also an unbeatable marketing strategy for a World Cup in which the United States -in addition to Mexico and Canada- will be of special importance. Now, with Messi's contract expiring at the end of the year and no news of an extension, it is starting to create some debate.

Messi himself was asked at the end of the game, the last one against Orlando City that ended with a new 0-3 defeat of the team in the MLS, about how his renewal was going and if there was any news about it, something that the No 10 didn't want to talk about. He has not given many clues over the last few months, although it seems that he can have it all in Miami and in a project that is built around him.

The sporting performance, however, does not go along with it. Inter Miami is in sixth place in its MLS conference, but on a clear downward trajectory. They have only managed to win one game out of the last five -with three defeats- in a negative loop of results that has not left the best atmosphere in Miami.

Something that has also affected the Rosarino's own average in the last month. Only two goals in his last eight official matches. At the moment, he has 10 goals in 17 matches this season, still far from the 23 he scored in the previous one after 25 games.