{"id":290847,"date":"2023-10-11T22:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290847"},"modified":"2023-10-11T22:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T22:24:00","slug":"lionel-messi-not-considering-loan-move-to-barcelona-or-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-not-considering-loan-move-to-barcelona-or-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi NOT considering loan move to Barcelona or Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi: Barcelona and Saudi loan moves NOT on Inter Miami captain&#8217;s radar as he looks ahead to first full MLS season in 2024<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inter Miami&#8217;s season will be over soon after the team missed the playoffs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And previous reports have suggested Messi could move on a short-term basis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi is not considering a loan move to Barcelona or Saudi Arabia, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The Inter Miami star had been linked with a short-term move away from MLS\u00a0during the league&#8217;s offseason, with the Herons &#8211; who failed to qualify for the postseason &#8211; playing their last regular season match on October 21.<\/p>\n<p>But according to Fabrizio Romano, Messi has his &#8216;full focus&#8217; on Miami and Argentina as he gears up for a relatively busy November.<\/p>\n<p>After the end of the MLS season, Messi is expected to face Uruguay and Brazil in World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>And reports have suggested that Miami will travel to China and Japan to play a pair of post-season friendlies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/21\/76439139-0-Inter_Miami_is_working_on_planning_two_post_season_fixtures_in_C-a-2_1697057734448.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi is reportedly not considering a loan move back to Saudi Arabia or Barcelona<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/21\/76407991-0-Messi_who_is_currently_on_international_duty_with_Argentina_has_-a-1_1697057733248.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi is on international duty with Argentina currently and will be with the squad next month<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A report from TyC Sports says that Inter Miami will depart on November 2 for the matches.<\/p>\n<p>The matches against Uruguay and Argentina will be on November 16 and 21 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Messi will then have time off in December before beginning preseason in January, with MLS&#8217; regular season kicking off in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marca previously reported\u00a0that Saudi Pro League officials were keen to lure him away from MLS on a six-month loan, meaning he would be able to return to Inter in time for their 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/21\/76405431-0-Old_rival_Ronaldo_has_spent_the_last_10_months_in_the_Middle_Eas-a-3_1697057864381.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has spent the last 10 months in the Middle East after signing for Al-Nassr\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sport claimed Miami &#8216;could be willing&#8217; to let him join Barcelona in January.<\/p>\n<p>Before his historic move to Miami, Messi turned down an eye-watering financial package to play in Saudi, which would have brought him at least $400million.<\/p>\n<p>His rival Ronaldo opted to accept the country&#8217;s riches, putting pen to paper on a $200m-a-year contract with Pro League team Al-Nassr at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Miami&#8217;s remaining league matches will be a home and road set against Charlotte October 18 and 21.<\/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-12620839\/Lionel-Messi-NOT-considering-loan-Barcelona-Saudi-Arabia-following-MLS-season-star-focused-Inter-Miami-Major-League-Soccer-season.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi: Barcelona and Saudi loan moves NOT on Inter Miami captain&#8217;s radar as he looks ahead to first full<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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