With 80 days left, Messi’s contract extension with Inter Miami remains a mystery. Mascherano alone may not be able to keep him.

Messi's contract with Inter Miami expires on December 31, 2025. This period has been filled with too much news about Messi's contract extension. For Messi, his contract extension and transfer are confidential. Because of his agent, Messi is very cautious in transfers and contract extensions. However, these years of transfers and contract extensions have caused Messi to suffer a lot.

From leaving Barcelona to joining Paris and then to Inter Miami, Messi stumbled every step of the way. The renewal of the contract with Miami will also determine whether Messi's career will continue, because next year will be the World Cup. If Messi chooses to retire after the World Cup, it is also possible. It just depends on his contract extension with Inter Miami and the team he wants to transfer to.

Messi is actually doing okay at Inter Miami, but because of the overall strength of the MLS, Messi doesn't have much room to display here. If he can join a better league, Messi can play for a few more years, which may be what fans want to see, but next year's World Cup is a turning point.

There are still 80 days left before Messi's contract with Inter Miami is about to expire. However, in recent times, there has not been much news about Messi renewing his contract with Inter Miami. Instead, there are some news points that make fans think that the story of Messi and Miami may be coming to an end.

Busquets retired, Alba retired

Busquets and Alba were teammates of Messi in Barcelona. In order to follow Messi, Busquets and Alba chose to come to Inter Miami. This is for sure, because once Messi chooses not to renew his contract with Miami, what is the meaning of Busquets and Alba staying in Miami?

So, at this time, both Busquets and Alba chose to retire. This direction is indeed not good enough. The most likely thing is that Messi has informed Busquets and Alba about the non-renewal of the contract, so the two chose to retire. Otherwise, why would they choose to retire at the same time? This is somewhat unlikely. The only possibility is that Messi does not renew his contract.

There is also Suarez. Everyone should be very clear about the relationship between Suarez and Messi. Once Messi chooses to leave, let alone Suarez. This may cause Inter Miami to directly lose four Barcelona U40 players. However, Suarez has not made it clear yet, but this does not affect our judgment on Messi not renewing his contract.

DePaul, a loaned player, did not perform well in Miami. In order to retain Messi, Miami did everything possible, including Busquets, Alba Suarez, and DePaul, but this could not stop Messi from making any decisions.

The person who is most likely to stay in Miami after Messi leaves is Mascherano, but Mascherano alone cannot retain Messi. So from all these signs, it can be seen that Messi's contract extension in Miami has become a mystery. We will see the result in 80 days.