As much as the Manchester United legend and Inter Miami co-owner wants Messi to stay in Miami, a return to Barcelona seems inevitable.

Messi's Inter Miami contract keeps him at the club until the end of 2025. Beyond that, his future is up in the air.

With the 37-year-old's long-term future up in the air, the prospect of a return to Argentina to see out his career has been suggested as a possibility, but journalist Yanina Latorre has been told that Europe is a more likely destination when he leaves Florida.

Brazilian star Hulk has claimed that he would be open to a move to join Argentine superstar Lionel Messi at Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami.

Lionel Messi intends to return to Europe at the end of his Inter Miami career, according to a family friend and media star who has visited the football icon in Florida

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami teammate Sergio Busquets has reportedly rejected the chance to join Manchester City in the European winter transfer window.

David Beckham has opened up on the future of Inter Miami star Lionel Messi as the Argentine prepares for the 2025 MLS season

Inter Miami's president of football operations, Raúl Sanllehí is no longer in charge of sporting matters, and has been replaced by the Herons academy director, Guillermo Hoyos, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Sanllehi’s duties have been reassigned to the club’s academy director Guillermo Hoyos, a long-time confidant and former academy coach of Inter Miami captain and former Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. GiveMeSport’s Tom Bogert first reported news of Sanllehi’s reassignment.