Messi decides to return to Barcelona

– Argentine star Lionel Messi, Inter Miami player, plans to return to his mother club Barcelona after the end of his current contract with the American team.

Messi arrived at Inter Miami in the summer of 2023 after the end of his contract with his former team, Paris Saint -Germain, and signed a contract that extends for two and a half years.

Messi’s contract with Inter Miami ends at the end of this year, so speculation has increased regarding his future. At a time when many expect his contract to extend the American team, Word Soccer Talk confirmed that “the flea” has a decision that he described as “historical and emotional” at the same time.

The site quoted a character close to the Messi family – an Argentine media called Yanina Laturi – as saying that the best player in the world 8 times has already made his decision regarding his next destination, which is to return to Barcelona.

Laturi Messi asked “Al -Saeed” in Miami about his stay with the team after the end of his contract, and he replied, “No, I will return to Barcelona, ​​my place there.”

It was not known specifically the task that Messi aspires in Barcelona if he returns, if he was completing his career as a player or holding another position if he retired before that.

This decision bears a profound emotional dimension for Messi, as he spent more than two decades in the Catalan club, as he joined the Lamasia Academy at the age of 13 years, and he graduated in it until the first team, then he became the club’s historical scorer and led him to achieve many championships.

Messi wore the Barcelona shirt in 778 games in all championships, during which he scored 672 goals, and made 303 decisive passes, according to the famous “Transfer Market” website numbers specializing in players and club data.

Messi also led Barcelona to crown 35 championships: the Spanish League (10), the King’s Cup (7), the Spanish Super Cup (8), the Champions League (4), the European Super Cup (3), the Club World Cup (3).

The extension of Messi’s connection to Barcelona exceeds the limits of the stadium, as it is the place where his family grew up and established friendships for the extent of life, and put the first building block for his legacy as one of the greatest players in history.

“For Messi, Barcelona is more than just a professional place, but rather his personal haven,” the same website said.

This comes at a time when Jorge Mas, partner in Inter Miami’s ownership, expects Messi to continue with the team and sign a new contract with the club.
Mas insisted that Messi will remain with the team when Inter Miami moves from the Chis Stadium in Fort Lauddier to the new Miami Fredom Park stadium.

“Messi is linked with us with a contract until the summer of this year, I will sit with him to discuss the future.”

“As I said before and I will repeat it now, I expect that Messi will be with us at the opening of our new stadium in 2026, and that will be after a season full of titles in 2025”.