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Lionel Messi will not join another team on loan when the Major League Soccer season ends, says Guillem Balague.<\/p>\n
The Inter Miami captain, 36, has been linked with a return to Barcelona and a switch to the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n
Inter Miami are out of play-off contention after Saturday\u2019s 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati and their season ends on 21 October.<\/p>\n
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Argentine World Cup winner Messi has only played 72 minutes in the MLS since early September due to injury.<\/p>\n
After the MLS regular season ends, Argentina have World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil on 17 and 22 November and Messi is then expected to take a month\u2019s holiday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMessi will have around one month holiday, like other footballers. So forget any move to Saudi or similar,\u201d says Spanish football expert Balague.<\/p>\n
He will then return for pre-season in Miami with the MLS new season starting in February.<\/p>\n
The seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner joined Inter Miami from Paris St-Germain in July and guided the club to their first Leagues Cup victory in August, before losing the US Open Cup.<\/p>\n
Although he has scored 11 goals in 13 games for the side, only one of those has come in his five MLS appearances.<\/p>\n
Messi has been linked with a return to Barcelona ever since he left for PSG in 2021 after 21 years at the club.<\/p>\n
Asked about the rumours after the loss to FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami manager Tata Martino said: \u201cThat\u2019s surprising. I know nothing about that. If you\u2019re telling me that he\u2019s going to go visit Barcelona on vacation, yes, it\u2019s probable, but I don\u2019t have any information on the other part.\u201d<\/p>\n
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