Five clubs Lionel Messi could join next as rumours swirl over his PSG future

 

 Lionel Messi's future at PSG has been thrown into jeopardy after he reportedly experienced a "change of mentality".

The World Cup hero, 35, was understood to have a verbal agreement with PSG chiefs for another 12-month stint at the Parc des Princes. However, according to Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, Messi has in fact rejected the offer from the Parisians.

'Leo Messi's intention is not to extend his contract with PSG and, therefore, not to renew his deal with the Paris-based side," revealed Romero on Twitch. "The victory in the World Cup in Qatar has changed his way of thinking, as he values other things for the immediate future."

 With a number of teams known to be monitoring Messi's contractual situation with close interest, Daily Star Sport investigates five possible destinations for the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner...

Messi spent five years in the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys, scoring almost 500 goals as part of "The Machine of '87", before heading east to join Barcelona. 

"I would love to [return]," Messi told Telefe's Polemica en el Bar in 2016. "It is something I have kept an eye on because it was my dream as a child.

"Obviously my life started to change and went another way, but I have no regrets. It's something I have kept an eye on. I want to play in Argentine football and Newell's, where I grew up."