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With the end of the regular league of the MLS, the possibility opened for Lionel Messi to temporarily return to FC Barcelona. His team, Inter Miami, did not qualify for the playoffs for the title, so the Argentine would have finished his participation in the competition on October 22, after playing against Charlotte in a double confrontation that would close the regular season.
Thus, the Florida team plans to start their new preseason on January 7, 2024, which implies that the genius from Rosario would be without competing for two and a half months.
In similar situations, both David Beckham, the owner of the club, and former Barcelona player Thierry Henry took advantage of the breaks to play temporarily for other teams: Beckham in Milan and Henry in Arsenal. However, the option for Messi to play temporarily for Barcelona during this period seems unlikely.