Although registering 32 goals and 34 assists for the French giants in 75 appearances, Messi had a tumultuous time in the capital.

Following PSG's 2022 UEFA Champions League elimination at the hands of eventual winners Real Madrid, he was booed by home fans at the Parc des Princes in the next league match against Bordeaux.

The season ended with Messi failing to reach double figure league goals for the first time since the 2005-2006 campaign on six.

His first year in Paris also led to him not being nominated for the Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2005.

In May of this year, Messi was suspended for a fortnight after taking an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia as part of a promotional commercial agreement and missing training.

The next day it was reported that he would leave PSG at the end of the season.

A whirlwind transfer saga then followed as former club Barcelona, David Beckham's Inter Miami, and Al-Hilal of the big-spending Saudi Professional League all vied for his signature.

Messi decided not to follow in the footsteps of long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia and, in some ways, he can thank the Portuguese forward for leaving the pressure cooker of European football.

Ronaldo's move meant that Messi could bring himself out of the intensity and move to pastures new without constantly facing critical comparisons.

Messi's family appear to be adjusting well to southern Florida and that seems to be rubbing off on the 36-year-old's performances on the pitch, despite not finding a house for his wife and three children yet.

"To be sincere with you we are still trying to accommodate because it has only been about a month and a half since we have been here in Miami and we still don’t have the house where we are going to live in so we still don’t have a definite place to live," he said.

"But it has been very easy, very easy.

"We were convinced we wanted to come here, and the people made it very easy, the people in the club and the people I see day to day in the streets and the amazing city, it makes living here very easy and happy.

"The school too has helped us get comfortable and get settled in in our day-to-day lives, so it was a lot easier than I thought it would be because our experience of changing from Barcelona to Paris was very complicated and this has been completely different."

Although he is yet to play an MLS match, Messi flourished in the Leagues Cup as he captained his side to a first ever trophy with 10 goals in seven appearances.

The competition has seen the beautiful return to his game with the likes of a superb free-kick goal to beat Cruz Azul in the last minute, a cup final finish against Nashville SC, and a long-range strike to help down Philadelphia Union.

In addition to the goals, an array of sumptuous flicks and tricks have brought life to Inter Miami who sit bottom of the overall MLS table.

Whilst admitting he is still adjusting to life in the United States given it has only been a month and a half since he moved to the country, Messi expressed his contentment over the choice to move to Miami.

"I came here to play and to keep enjoying soccer which is what I loved my whole life and I choose this place because of all those things," he said.

"I can tell you that I am very happy with the decision I made and for how my family and I live our day-to-day lives and how we enjoy the city and this new experience and how the people received us from the first day, from the people of Miami and the people of the US in general.

"I came from a month and a half of vacations, so yes at first the day to day and training was hard, and the humidity was hard.

"It is really hot.

"So it's hard to adapt to this climate, but I talk with the other players who have been here their whole life and still suffer with the heat.

However, there have still been the critics that write off the MLS and therefore Messi's strong start due to it being a "farmer's league", or whatever Football Twitter term you prefer. 

In less direct terms, Barcelona shared the sentiments of the social media trolls when it released a statement following Messi's decision to sign for Inter Miami.

"President [Joan] Laporta understood and respected Messi's decision to want to compete in a league with fewer demands, further away from the spotlight and the pressure he has been subject to in recent years," a statement read from the Argentine's former club.

But should it really matter if he does want to play in a new environment, away from the intensity of the previous 17 years of his first-team career?

He is playing with freedom and flair, his family are happy and as a result so is he. 

"From the beginning of my arrival, it was impressive, it’s a city with many Latinos, and that makes everything much easier," Messi said.

"Latinos are much more open and expressive.

"They’re always showing affection, closeness, and that’s the most important thing, the healthiest and the nicest thing to adapt and enjoy what one does."

Messi's impact off the pitch has already been seen with shirt sales going through the roof and broadcaster Apple TV+ rapidly beating subscriber targets following his move.

With Inter Miami's qualification for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football Champions Cup next year the Messiah is showing no signs of slowing down his trophy total nor his remarkable legacy.