LIONEL MESSI’S World Cup dream might finally propel him into thePremier League â aged 38.
The legend is tipped to consider a loan switch to a more competitive league ahead of defence next summer.
Lionel Messi will ponder a short-term return to European football
The Argentine saw his Miami side outclassed by his old club PSGare keen to extend ‘s two-year contract beyond 2025.
But even if he does sign a new deal, the eight-time winner could also join a top-flight European club temporarily.
Reports in the icon’s home country claim Messi wants regular high-level gamesbefore the 2026 World Cup in America.
It means the ex- attacker could move for several months.
‘s Miami stunned observers by reaching the Club World Cup in the USA.
But Messi in particular looked frustrated as his old club in the last 16.
The four-time Champions League winner was even .
Messi has never playedfor an English club.
But ex- manager Mark Hughes claimedSheikh Mansour tried to land him â on the day the Emirati businessman completed his £200m club takeover in 2008.
CurrentEtihad chief is also understood to have looked at a reunion with his Barca old boy before his move to PSG in 2021.
There have been murmurs of Spain over a sentimental return to Barca.
But Spanish journalist to Guillem Balague believes that’s unlikely, due to with the club’s current president Joan Laporta.
So a first-ever stint in England might sound enticing for a man with 112 goals in 193 internationals
Miami want Messi to extend his two-year stay in the MLS 
