A week or two after M80 left the val scene I heard rumours from somewhat reputable sources that they really wanted to stay in Valorant but they were lacking funding and so they were looking for opportunities to gain more investments and funding before they restart this project. Although at the time I didn't really believe this it is now starting to make more sense. They recently acquired beastcoast and so now they have a much bigger fan base and a lot more publicity probably leading to more sponsorship deals or something I guess?. But regardless, there is now a lot of teasing coming out of M80 that they want to come back to Valorant and so I guess he is almost right and that they would eventually return if the circumstances permit.
Some other rumours that I heard from those same sources suggested that they were showing interest in picking up an FA roster such as Ambrosia or Turtle Troops but they prefer to build the roster from the ground up and taking a player or two from those two teams.
Discord