Lionel Messi will return to Barcelona! Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas confirms MLS side will help Argentine get ‘proper goodbye’ at Camp Nou

Inter Miami co-owner, Jorge Mas, states that Lionel Messi will receive a proper send-off at Camp Nou despite not returning to Barcelona.

Lionel Messi will finally have the opportunity to bid farewell to the Barcelona fans, as confirmed by the owner of Inter Miami.

 Appearing on the Offside with Taylor Twellman podcast, Jorge Mas said Messi will return to Camp Nou in some capacity. He said: “I don’t know if it’s some type of friendly or farewell game. They have this Gamper Trophy they play for in the summer. But there will be something where, hopefully when the new Camp Nou is open, because their stadium there they will not be playing in for the next year and a half, hopefully, Lionel Messi can say his proper goodbye.”

However, Mas categorically ruled out the possibility of Messi rejoining his former club on loan. “That does not entail playing for Barcelona. He’s not going to go on loan there. That’s not going to happen,” Mas said. “Yes, he deserves his correct goodbye there. Yes, and I will do everything in my power in order to facilitate and help him do that.”

Messi has decided not to return to Barcelona and has rejected a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia. Instead, he is currently enjoying his time in Miami, playing alongside former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets and scoring three goals in his first two appearances for the club.