The prolonged absence of Lionel Messi has hurt Inter Miami. Penultimate in the Eastern Conference, the Florida club has almost said goodbye to the playoffs. A hard blow for David Beckham’s training, because in Major League Soccer, eliminated teams spend several months without playing. The date for the resumption of the 2024 season is not yet known, but Miami will not play again before February-March, once Inter has played its last two matches of the season (both against Charlotte).
In MLS, however, a rule authorizes North American clubs to loan their players during this period of inactivity. this is how, for example, Thierry Henry (who played for New York Red Bull) and David Beckham (who played for Los Angeles Galaxy) were able to land at Arsenal and AC Milan for a few months. The media would therefore like to know if Lionel Messi will do the same. The Argentinian has already been announced on loan to FC Barcelona as well as to Saudi Arabia. No return from his clan has been made regarding the Saudi option, on the other hand, Barça seems to have ruled out the idea of bringing Messi back.
Barça has other fish to fry
News that may be surprising at first glance, when we know that the Blaugranas had tried to lure him into their nets at the time of the divorce between Pulga and PSG. However, a source from the Catalan club explained the reason for Barcelona’s refusal in the columns ofInfobae. The Culers did consider a loan, but they quickly changed their minds.
“Barcelona has started to think about a possible loan of Messi to Inter Miami but it does not seem easy for two reasons: the calendar, which ends up reducing many possibilities, and the economic aspect, because there are other priorities and that it was not possible to predict that Leo would have such a long break from playing. Today we have other fronts to close. This great illusion which could not come to fruition, we had it this summer. Messi chose to go to the United States and now it seems very complicated. On the other hand, we would like a tribute match, which he has long deserved. » The message has gotten through.
