It's pretty clear Messi and Inter Miami weren't satisfied with how 2024 went. But improving on their one major trophy win in 2025 is far from a guarantee.

Inter Miami's president of football operations, Raúl Sanllehí is no longer in charge of sporting matters, and has been replaced by the Herons academy director, Guillermo Hoyos, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Athletic confirmed the Sanllehi-Messi incident via an anonymous club source. Inter Miami issued a statement saying that the Sanllehi decision was "pre-planned" and not a response to the exchange on the bus, per the original report from GiveMeSport’s Tom Bogert.

Sanllehi’s duties have been reassigned to the club’s academy director Guillermo Hoyos, a long-time confidant and former academy coach of Inter Miami captain and former Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. GiveMeSport’s Tom Bogert first reported news of Sanllehi’s reassignment.

Inter Miami has reassigned president of football operations Raul Sanllehi, replacing him with a longtime mentor of Lionel Messi.

Inter Miami president of football operations Raul Sanllehi has been moved to a new role within the club following a reported disagreement between himself and Lionel Messi

Inter Miami have had a front office shakeup, with President of Football Operations Raul Sanllehi re-assigned to a role within the club overseeing institutional relation matters. Guillermo Hoyos, Messi's footballing "godfather,

Lionel Messi's trusted mentor and ‘footballing dad' is now in charge at Inter Miami after a reported fallout with the former operations president.