While some of Argentina‘s World Cup winners have already returned to their clubs to prepare for the rest of the 2022/23 league seasons, Lionel Messi is still relaxing with his family in his home country.
As the captain of the team, he had more commitments to fulfil than most, plus he was the oldest member of the squad at the age of 35.
That’s why he won’t return to club football until a lot later than some of the other Argentines who were in Qatar.
When will Messi next play for PSG?
According to TyC Sports, Messi will miss the next three fixtures that Paris Saint-Germain have on their schedule.
The French side have their first post-World Cup fixture on Wednesday, December 28, when they face Strasbourg at home in Ligue 1. Then, they visit Lens on Sunday, January 1, also in Ligue 1.
After that comes a Coupe de France visit to Chateauroux on Friday, January 6, and Messi is also likely to miss that one, as he may have done anyway, even in normal circumstances.
After missing those three fixtures, the belief in Paris is that the forward would return on Wednesday, January 11, for a Ligue 1 game at home to Angers at the Parc des Princes.
It’ll be interesting to see what the reaction of the Parisian crowd is like, considering Messi just won a World Cup final against France, with some of his Argentine teammates pushing the boundaries of sportsmanship in the post-match celebrations.
Messi could extend his PSG contract
In the meantime, there are reports claiming that Messi could extend his contract with PSG.
It is due to expire in the summer of 2023, at the end of this season, but Le Parisien are reporting that the forward will likely renew for another season, meaning he’d stay until the summer of 2024.
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