{"id":290273,"date":"2023-10-06T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290273"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:26:11","slug":"lionel-messi-could-rejoin-barcelona-on-loan-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-could-rejoin-barcelona-on-loan-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi &apos;could rejoin Barcelona on LOAN in January&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi &#8216;could rejoin Barcelona on LOAN in January&#8217; if Inter Miami fail to make the MLS playoffs &#8211; but the Spanish club are yet to approach David Beckham&#8217;s team over a move<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi cried when he surprisingly left Barcelona two years ago in 2021<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Now, reports in Spain say he could return next year in a loan move to the team<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barcelona are contemplating a stunning move to bring Lionel Messi back to his boyhood team on loan in January if Inter Miami fail to reach the MLS playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Messi left Barcelona in the summer of 2021 when the club couldn&#8217;t afford to renew his contract. He was fully expected to sign a new deal but instead gave a tearful farewell at a press conference, rather than from the Nou Camp field.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to Spanish publication Sport, the LaLiga team is lining up a remarkable move to give Messi his chance of a proper send-off.<\/p>\n<p>If Miami fail to qualify for the MLS playoffs, the Spanish team are considering a move to sign him on loan in January &#8211; when the European transfer window is open.<\/p>\n<p>Sport says no move has currently been discussed with Miami but it is an option that Barcelona are considering.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76246793-12602067-image-a-1_1696594307420.jpg\" height=\"507\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi is reportedly being considered to rejoin Barcelona in a loan move next January<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76246845-12602067-image-a-2_1696594342190.jpg\" height=\"512\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi left Barcelona in 2021 after the Spanish team couldn&#8217;t afford to give him a new contract<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76246979-12602067-image-a-5_1696594412209.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi cried when he said goodbye to Barcelona at an emotional press conference in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Miami is currently five points outside of the playoff places in the Eastern Conference with three games of the regular season left to play. Messi&#8217;s team is not in control of its fate, though &#8211; three wins are vital, as well as other results going their way.<\/p>\n<p>They next play on Saturday night, with tough game at home to Cincinnati &#8211; the Eastern Conference leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Messi has missed Miami&#8217;s last four games with a scar tissue problem and his coach, the former Barcelona manager Tata Martino, has repeatedly underlined concerns over Messi&#8217;s workload since arriving in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear if Messi will be back\u00a0 for the Cincinnati game but Martino has previously said he expected the Argentina World Cup star to play again this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was also called up by his country for their next two World Cup qualifiers later this month, which is likely an indication that he is nearing a return.<\/p>\n<p>If Miami reach the post-season, it could mean Messi remains in action up to December 9, which is when the MLS Cup final is staged.<\/p>\n<p>That would then, according to the report in Spain, appear to end any chance of Messi returning to his team to play.<\/p>\n<p>And even if a competitive return to Barcelona failed to materialize, Miami are open to making sure Messi gets his moment with his old team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76246803-12602067-image-a-3_1696594401954.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi has made an electrifying start to life at Miami but has recently struggled with injury\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/13\/76246851-12602067-image-a-4_1696594409432.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spanish reports say David Beckham&#8217;s team have not yet been spoken to by Barcelona\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Mas, who co-owns the MLS team with David Beckham, has spoken of planning to organize a friendly at the Nou Camp between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Messi&#8217;s departure from Barcelona was not to his liking. He could not say goodbye to his club, which welcomed him as a child, and I think the circumstances were not what Lionel wanted,&#8217; Mas told Marca in Spain earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I gave [Messi] my commitment that I will do everything possible in the coming years so that he has the opportunity to say goodbye to his fans in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Inter Miami will go [to Barcelona] or we will have some kind of match.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12602067\/Lionel-Messi-Barcelona-LOAN-January-Inter-Miami-MLS-David-Beckham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi &#8216;could rejoin Barcelona on LOAN in January&#8217; if Inter Miami fail to make the MLS playoffs &#8211; 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