Lionel Messi reportedly told Kylian Mbappe he deserves a real winning project’ in an apparent dig at PSG<\/span>\u00a0before joining Inter Miami, as intense speculation surrounds the French superstar’s future.<\/p>\n It is the wish that Mbappe join Barcelona, but Barca had not focused on signing him.<\/p>\n The explosive revelation comes from\u00a0Spanish outlet Defensa Central, who claim the Argentine confided to Mbappe his wish for him to join\u00a0Barcelona<\/span>\u00a0instead of\u00a0Real Madrid<\/span>.<\/p>\n But Messi ultimately implored the 24-year-old to play for a club that will compete for the biggest trophies in European football.<\/p>\n ‘I prefer that you go to Bar\u00e7a,’ Messi said. ‘But if you want to go to Madrid, do it, you deserve a real winning project.’<\/p>\n With five Ligue 1 titles and three French Cups, winning has not been an issue for Mbappe in Paris.<\/p>\n Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined for 45 goals in Ligue 1 as PSG won the title last term<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mbappe won his fourth consecutive Ligue 1 Player of the Year award after netting 29 times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Messi’s time in Paris yielded back-to-back league titles and a French Cup in 2022-<\/p>\n<\/div>\n