Lionel Messi has sent an ominous message to his rivals as his preparations for the 2024 MLS season with Inter Miami have already begun.

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• Messi posts gym photo with wife
• Inter Miami star already preparing for 2024 season
• Messi looks in best shape of career

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  With the 2024 MLS season not due to begin until the end of February, Messi could be forgiven for kicking back during the Christmas holidays. However, on Wednesday he posted on social media a photo of himself and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo in the gym, and he looks to be in the best shape of his caeer.

  Instagram (@leomessi)

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Messi began life in the US by winning the inaugural Leagues Cup, but Inter Miami then failed to reach the MLS play-offs. After a few niggling injuries blighted the final few months of the 2023 season, he's clearly determined to enjoy a more successful 2024.

• WHAT THE FANS SAID

  Reacting to the photo of a shredded Messi in the gym, one Inter Miami fan said: "Messi is cooking something special for 2024."

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  Messi has now been joined in Miami by his close friend and former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez. With the Uruguayan acting as his attacking partner, a fully-fit and shredded Messi could be about to cause mayhem.

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