Lionel Messi Summer Transfer Odds

Messi looks like he could finally leave Barcelona at the end of this season, having not yet signed a contract at the Nou Camp, which would see him become a free agent in the summer.

It has been just over six months since the six-time Ballon d’Or winner tried to force a move from Barcelona in the summer, following a series of disagreements of how the club was run under the previous president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

With Barcelona faltering in the league, lying in third position, eight points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid who the Catalan club gifted Luis Suarez to, much to the Argentinian’s surprise, as well as the humiliating 4-1 home defeat to PSG in Champions League, it looks as though Messi’s time at Barca may have ran its course.

PSG are the favourites to sign Messi, as they are well known for splashing the cash.

Former Barcelona teammate Neymar has recently been tied down to a new contract in the French capital, and the pair have made it no secret that they would like to play in the same side as each other once again.

Neymar recently said that they have to make a reunion happen, whilst Messi said that he would love to see the return of the Brazilian winger to the Nou Camp, but, he believes that the move would be unfeasible for the Catalan club, therefore the only way for a reunion to happen would be in Paris, which would also give Messi the chance to help the French champions win the Champions League for the first-ever time.

Messi is priced at 2/1 to join PSG this summer - Click here to claim this bet in your bet slip!

Messi has been persistently linked with a move to Manchester City due to his good relationship with Pep Guardiola, having won a treble at the Camp Nou under his stewardship in the 2008/09 season.

It is no secret that City are a club that likes to cater to the Spanish manager as they have never not financially backed any of the moves that he has desired them to make, and with a number of former Barcelona staff members working at the club, such as former Director of Football Txiki Begiristain, they could perhaps be the ones to persuade Barca’s captain to leave the Nou Camp.

This would inevitably put to bed any of the arguments about Messi not being able to play in the Premier League due to his physicality.

City have the odds of 3/1 to sign Barcelona’s captain.

Barcelona and Argentina forward Messi shook MLS fans late last year in an interview with Spanish TV channel La Sexta, saying that he’d like to play in the United States someday, it’s always been a dream of his, although he admitted that he didn’t know if it would happen.

This ignited rumours that Messi’s next move could be to an MLS club, although with seemingly many years of elite performances left in the tank, this is why the odds are bigger than those of PSG’s and City’s.

If Messi is to join an MLS side it could potentially be someone along the lines of New York City FC in a similar vein to that which Frank Lampard did, as he would technically be on City’s books. The other most likely club to sign the 33-year-old could be David Beckham’s Inter Miami who have the likes of Messi’s former Argentina international teammate Gonzalo Higuain.

Messi is priced at 12/1 to move to any MLS club this summer.

Inter Milan are the last team included on this list at 16/1. The Serie A side could present Messi with an interesting proposition of rivalling Cristiano Ronaldo once again, as the Portuguese forward currently plays for Juventus.

Inter are also well known for having a series of notable Argentinian players in the past such as Javier Zanetti, Juan Sebastian Veron, Hernan Crespo and Diego Milito and currently have Messi’s Argentina teammate Lautaro Martinez on their books.

Messi is priced at 16/1 to move to the San Siro to play for Inter.