Messi is in his third season with the Herons and second entire MLS campaign. In 2024, he played just 19 games, scoring 20 goals and 16 assists, but injury and international duty kept him out for a significant amount of time. Still, he became the fastest player to reach 25 goal contributions in a single season last year.

With a new MLS team being mentioned, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez might continue to work together once their time at Inter Miami is finished.