Former Barcelona star Lobo Carrasco is confident Lionel Messi misses life in Spain and may find his way back if he loses the trophy with Paris Saint-Germain.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has had a hard time playing for PSG, scoring just one goal in 11 games in Ligue 1. But is also good at five in his five European games held by the team. Be the favorite to win the championship.
However, Carrasco claimed that failure to win the Champions League. The league may have made Messi think again, telling El Chiringuito: “Messi will always miss the ‘lifestyle’ he has at Barcelona.”
“If he succeeds That means winning the Champions League, he can extend his stay for another year if PSG don’t win the Champions League, a year is a long time.
“I don’t think he regrets his decision in terms of sport. But on a personal level, he is well aware. (that he missed)”
PSG face Real Madrid in the last 16, with the first leg in Paris on February 15. With the second in Spain on March.
With that in mind, he suggests that Messi would be prepare to quit at the end of the current campaign if results on the pitch do not match his expectations.
He signed with PSG under the pretence. That they could challenge for the Champions League trophy and not doing so would be viewed as a failure.
In these circumstances, Messi would considering exiting the Parc des Princes after just a season, the former midfielder adds.
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