Home Football Lionel Messi has denied reports that he may leave Inter Miami on loan because the club did not make the Major League Soccer playoffs

Lionel Messi has denied reports that he may leave Inter Miami on loan because the club did not make the Major League Soccer playoffs

Football — 10/19/2023

Lionel Messi has denied reports that he will be loaned out of Inter Miami after the MLS season is over.

In order to stay game ready for matches with Argentina, Messi had been linked with short-term loan moves to Saudi Arabia and returning to Barcelona. It is now obvious, however, that no such swaps will take place.

Miami’s season ends after Saturday’s match versus Charlotte FC because they did not make the Major League Soccer playoffs despite winning the first Leagues Cup.

It’s too bad [that we didn’t advance]. It was almost there. We had a lot of injuries and I missed the last few games. Messi stated after Argentina’s 2-0 win over Peru in World Cup qualification on Tuesday that the month of July was incredibly difficult because the team played every three days and traveled.

However, the club won a competition, which bodes well for the upcoming season and beyond.

Further, Messi stated that he intends to play in Miami’s final regular season game against Charlotte and will do his best to maintain his fitness so that he may represent Argentina in international competition.

Messi has stated that he plans to play in the squad’s upcoming encounter against Charlotte FC and practice in preparation for joining the national team in November.

аfter thаt, I plаn tо tаke а vаcаtiоn tо аrgentinа. It’s the first time I’ll hаve mоre time оff in December tо celebrаte the hоlidаys, relаx, аnd spend time with the peоple thаt meаn the mоst tо me.

“I will be back in January to do preseason work. Always begin with a clean slate and make the most thorough preparations you can.

Argentina, the current World Cup champion, faces World Cup qualifiers against both Uruguay and Brazil in the month of November.

Messi’s schedule may have gotten even more hectic if Inter Miami had advanced to the MLS Cup final through the playoffs.

Since joining Miami, Messi has played in five regular season MLS matches (three starts), tallying one goal and two assists. Messi has scored 11 goals and assisted on eight more in 13 outings for the club across all competitions.