Lionel Messi (33, Argentina), who eventually decided to stay in preparation for a break with FC Barcelona (Spain), joins team training from the 7th.



The Spanish daily Marca introduced the'Schedule' from this month to next June of Messi, who chose to stay in Barcelona through an article titled'Mesh's Calendar' on the 6th (Korean time).



On the 26th of last month, Messi sent the transfer request to the club by fax.



Messi's shock declaration of leaving Barcelona, ​​where he had been with for 20 years, was inevitably amazed by football fans around the world.



The gamblers were excited about Messi's next destination.



However, Messi, whose contract with Barcelona expires next year, was in conflict with the club over a huge transfer fee of 700 million euros (approximately 986 billion won) to him.



The club and the contract had a provision that Messi could unilaterally cancel the contract until the end of the season, June 10th this year.



However, as the 2019-2020 season ended late in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the club has already confronted that Messi should receive a transfer fee, saying that the period for canceling the contract has passed.



Eventually, Messi decided to give up the legal fight and stay with the team.



According to Marka, Messi's first schedule is a return to team training.



Messi will be joining the team training from the 7th local time after undergoing a gene amplification (PCR) test to test for COVID-19 infection.



Barcelona will play their first pre-season match with Tarragona in the Spanish 3rd division on the 13th Korean time, and will play their second preseason match with Girona FC on the 17th.



Messi will officially meet with fans from the 3rd round match between Villarreal and Spain's Primera Liga 2020-2021 scheduled on the 27th of local time (match time undecided).



In Barcelona, ​​the schedule for the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League was delayed last season, and the schedule for the first and second rounds of the regular league was postponed to secure a break, starting from the third round.



According to Marka, the date that fans should pay attention to is next June 30th.



The official end date for Messi and Barcelona's contract is June 30, 2021.



Marca predicted, "Mesh is likely to discuss whether to renew the contract if Barcelona's new chairman is elected around April next year."



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