There is nowhere for him to go. He makes too much money. It rules almost everyone out.
Messi does not fit into the picture on any of the top teams in England. Too old and defensively inadequate to fit into Man City or Man Utd. Chelsea spent a load of cash on other attackers. Arsenal do not have the money. Liverpool are too stocked in attacking to take Messi on.
He can't go to Real Madrid. PSG couldn't afford him after Mbappe and Neymar. None of the other French teams have the money. Juventus just got Ronaldo so I doubt that is workable. Inter? Maybe.
I suppose I could see Tottenham with Mourinho making a run at Messi. A statement signing. That is a pretty far fall from Barcelona though. And would Messi really want to play for Mourinho? Defensive football.
It would be phenomenal to see Messi go somewhere like AC Milan and revive a fallen giant. None of the other Italian teams have the money. Bayern wouldn't spent that much on an older player who upsets team chemistry at the same time. None of the other German teams have the money.
Inter look to me to be the best option. Play for Antonio Conte.
It really does need to be Milan. It's been too many years since Kaka and it's approaching the dark years of the Celtics it's been so bad.
I'm not even expecting it to result in great success, but they really need something to put them back on the map. I can't even bring myself to watch them anymore, it's just too depressing.
Signing with Inter would be the biggest kick in the balls possible, please no.