Yes, no matter how hard Barcelona wants to return Lionel Messi to Camp Nou, if the player doesn't want to return, then that will never happen. He is indeed the best player status Barcelona has ever had and he even became a legend there, but that doesn't mean Barcelona can arrange Messi where he will go. Now that he has decided to go to Miami to continue his football career there, I am not sure whether he will decide to retire there or not.
A player will not think about himself when he decides to join a club, considerations such as family will also affect where he will go.
Ironically, it was Messi himself who desired to continue playing for Barcelona. As Messi's manager and father, he placed a higher priority on Messi playing for Barcelona rather than joining a Saudi club. However, the club's regulations and financial conditions were intolerable, making it challenging to reach an agreement between Barcelona and Messi. I believe that fans truly longed for Messi's return to Barcelona, but such a reunion proved exceedingly difficult given the critical financial state of the club.
Now, the legendary player has moved to Inter Miami and seems uninterested in facing Ronaldo in the Arab league, having declined offers from Saudi clubs. Perhaps this decision is the best choice for him as he approaches the twilight of his football career. However, there remains a chance for him to become a staff member at Barcelona should he decide to no longer play as a striker.
I didn't hear that Lionel Messi wanted to return to Barcelona, but what I heard was that Messi's father and agent tried to reach an agreement with Barcelona but it didn't work out. We all know that Lionel Messi's move to Paris Saint Germain was due to Barcelona's dire financial circumstances, and now they haven't solved that problem. Meanwhile, for a player, even though they want to play at the club, the price they offer must match what they want, or at least the nominal is not much different. And it looks like Barcelona can't do that.