The Argentine captain did not played for his country science they got knocked out from world cup in the last 16 against France.
Scaloni will try to convince the stalwart to get back into action for his country.
The Argentina captain did not feature for his national team after his team got knocked out from world cup against France in the round of 16 in the world cup.
Messi dragged his team to the last round of 16 in the world cup, but their campaign ended in the round of 16 against the reigning world champions.
So far the Argentine attacker has not given any kind of indication whether he will get back in the action for his country again, but Argentina is preparing for the next Copa America.
The New manager Scaloni who go appointed in place of Sampaoli as an interim manager wants to hold further talks with the Argentine superstar for his future with his national side.
The Argentine head honcho voiced: “I do not talk very often with Messi, but we have a relationship,”
“We are going to try for him to join us in 2019, we have pending talks and we are optimistic that it will be positive.
“For us it is something important. Any coach would like to coach him, myself more than any.”
Last month Messi’s Argentine compatriot, Mauro Icardi hopes that the Barcelona ace can be lured to return to action for his country.
Icardi stated: “He’s the best player in the world and we all hope he comes back with us, especially with the Copa America coming up,”