The smiles and peace that used to accompany the entry of Barcelona captain Lionel Messi to training were absent and he appeared in the video and pictures, focusing on training and focusing on regaining his fitness after missing a period of training sessions.
The Argentine star, who apparently reluctantly returned to training after boycotting the last four training sessions, amid disagreements with the Catalan club over his eligibility to leave without pay.
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- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 7, 2020
Messi used to enter with his close colleagues, specifically Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, and they exchanged laughter and chatted, but with the imminent departure of Suarez to Juventus and the crisis in which the player's relationship with a club went through, the atmosphere that prevailed in training, dressing rooms and matches will change
Messi told the new Dutch coach Ronald Koeman that he wanted to leave and sent an official letter to the club to inform him of his desire to leave for free, but Barcelona adhered to the penalty clause in the player's contract of 700 million euros.
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Last Friday, Messi decided to stay with Barcelona until the end of the season, explaining, "My performance will not change, for whatever I wanted to leave for him, I will do my best."
Messi arrived today at the "Juan Gamper" training ground, 90 minutes before the start of the evening class.
The Spanish first division season begins next Friday, but Barcelona will play their first match on the 27th of this month.