More than two years after the Argentine superstar’s departure from the Catalan club, many Barcelona and Messi fans still hope for a reconciliation between the two sides and a fitting send-off for one of the club’s all-time greats.
Messi spent two years with PSG, and this summer he signed with Inter Miami to show off his skills in front of American fans. His career in the United States got off to a good start, but recent results have not gone in favor of his new team.
MLS playoffs are over for Inter Miami.
After a 1-0 loss to Cincinnati in their most recent encounter, Inter Miami is officially out of the MLS postseason race. There were whispers that Messi will return to Barcelona after this loss.
To compensate for the fact that he would not be playing much club football with Inter Miami in the next months, Messi might join Barcelona on loan.
Even Thierry Henry, who faced a similar scenario as Messi and returned to Arsenal, followed a similar path after playing in the MLS.
Nobody seriously considering loaning Messi to Barcelona
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona is not even considering making such a transfer and instead has its sights set on signing Vitor Roque in January.
The Catalan club’s financial restrictions prevent Messi from returning, especially because the Argentine’s top profile necessitates a premium pay according to La Liga’s standards.
According to the same source, Messi has no plans to leave his current club. He still has four more official games to play for Argentina and two more with Inter Miami. In particular, Messi has to be in peak physical condition for November’s Superclásico de las Américas versus Brazil.
Inter Miami, hoping to make the most of Messi’s presence in their team, is also preparing friendly matches. After these games, Messi might have up to six weeks off, but he’ll be back in preseason with Inter Miami in January and the regular season will go off in February.
Tata Martino, head coach of Inter Miami, recently spoke to the media and stated he was unaware of any developments regarding Lionel Messi’s return to Barcelona.
As a result, the talk of Messi making a loan return to Barcelona is all talk and no action on the part of either party.