– Next year some of the top stars have their contracts coming to an end. Let’s try to see if they have said their last word in football or if they will find new clubs.
Many footballers after 30 play a maximum of 5 years and end their career. This is how the whole eras of football go away. Today many top footballers play outside Europe. But does it mean that they have become worse? Is their return to the top championships possible? These questions are difficult to answer. However, several interesting players have passed their peak and whose contracts will expire in 2025. And they could well strengthen European teams. We will talk about them today.
Mohamed Salah
After his move from Roma to Liverpool, he was the main star of the team. During Klopp’s coaching period, it was Salah who was associated with the club by neutral fans. Staying at the club for 7 seasons he became a legend of the team and won with it the coveted title of the champion of England.
Now his contract is coming to an end. In fact, in a month Mohamed can sign a preliminary agreement with other clubs. And while Liverpool itself is in no hurry to conclude a contract with him.
Salah is disappointed with such actions of the team management and fans are already making the best football prediction whether Mohamed will change the team in 2025. The reason is the age and salary of the player. A year ago, clubs from Saudi Arabia were interested in him, so it is quite possible that this is Salah’s last season in Europe.
Neymar
This footballer broke the whole transfer market. It was him that PSG bought from Barcelona paying a crazy clause of 250 million dollars. After such a transition, the prices for player transfers soared several times. However, in Paris, Neymar was not able to open up and get out from under the shadow of Messi. It would seem that everything was done for him, but the player always lacked something. In the end, he was sold to Al-Hilal for $98 million.
But in the Muslim country, he could not take root. Moreover, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury. Because of the injury, he was out of the team’s squad and did not play for a year. Now the player is 32 and most likely the club will try to sell Neymar. Therefore, it is quite possible that he, like many Brazilians, will go to his homeland to finish playing. There fans will be able to bet on both teams to score predictions and one of the goals may well be scored by Neymar himself.
Lionel Messi
This is a legend of Barcelona and world football. A player of incredible talent and the leader of the Catalan team. During his presence in Barcelona, he has won:
- 10 Spanish Championships;
- 7 Spanish Cups;
- 8 Spanish Super Cups;
- 4 Champions Leagues;
- 3 UEFA Super Cups;
- 3 Club World Cups;
- 6 Golden Balls.
In addition, he was the champion of France and the USA. With the national team, Messi won the America’s Cup, Olympics, and World Cup (both youth and adult). Unfortunately, after 2022 his career will wane. But the player is already 37 years old, so it’s not surprising. Very soon Messi’s contract with Inter Miami will expire. It is still unclear whether they will renew it with him. But if not, he has the opportunity to return to his native clubs in Argentina and try to win the domestic championship as well.
Joshua Kimmich
The only player who is not yet 30 years old. Which means he can get another contract at the top level. Compared to all the players above, Kimmich is the one Bayern wants to extend his contract with. But whether the player himself will want it is a big question. Spanish grandees have been interested in him many times.
For Joshua it is an opportunity to change the situation, to try himself at another level, because with Bayern he won everything he could. Also, some analysts reported that Kimmich would like to try his hand in England. Perhaps soon we will see the player of the German national team in Foggy Albion. In any case, all roads are open for him, and his physical condition still allows him enough time to play at a high level.
Conclusion
Many analysts, including xGscore.io, could add many talented players to this list. But these players are top stars. They have written their name in the history of football and could be quite useful to more than one team. But we will know how their fate will turn out in 2025.
