Argentina’s president has lent his voice to the campaign to repatriate the six-time Ballon d’Or winner, but such a move seems extremely unlikely. Given the global impact of Lionel Messi’s admission that he wishes to leave Barcelona, it was only a matter of time before the matter became an issue …
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Lionel Messi’s decision to leave FC Barcelona has generated much speculation about transfers.© AFP Lionel Messi shocked the football world when he announced his intention to leave FC Barcelona, the club he has represented since the start of his glorious career. While Messi has indicated that he wants to activate …
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Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona. After 16 incredible seasons at the Camp Nou, the man seen by many as the greatest footballer of all time is finished. But it won’t go quietly. The club is desperate to stay with Messi and it will make it very difficult for him …
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The Barcelona players returned to the club’s training ground for coronavirus testing on Sunday before preseason training, but, as expected, Lionel Messi was not there. It was widely reported on Saturday that the Argentine would not attend Barcelona’s Covid-19 testing program while trying to force a move away from Camp …
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Barcelona faces the very real prospect of starting the 2020-21 season without Lionel Messi. The Argentine forward is desperate to leave after losing faith in the Camp Nou sporting project under the club’s unpopular president, Josep Maria Bartomeu. Bartomeu is willing to step down if Messi changes his mind, but …
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Lionel Messi remains determined to leave Barcelona this summer and will not join the rest of the squad on Sunday for the Covid-19 test. Thirty-one players have been summoned by newly appointed head coach Ronald Koeman to undergo coronavirus tests, but Messi has informed the club that he will not …
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Lionel Messi is not expected to attend Barcelona’s pre-season medical tests on Sunday as he tries to force a departure from the club. It was widely reported on Saturday that the Argentine forward informed Barcelona that he will not appear for the team’s mandatory coronavirus tests. He also plans to …
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Lionel Messi has distanced himself further from Barcelona by refusing to appear for the club’s first preseason match. According to journalist Alfredo Martínez on Twitter, the Argentine forward will not attend PCR tests on Sunday as Barcelona prepares for the start of the new La Liga season. Messi wants to …
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Lionel Messi seems ready to leave his life in Barcelona behind after almost two decades. Everyone in football had just assumed that Messi would end his European club career with the Blaugrana, staying true to the team for which he has played every minute of his professional life. Messi moved …
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Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona. Even after writing those words several times in the last few days, he still hasn’t assimilated. The Argentine has been at Barça for two decades and has established himself as the best player who has ever played this sport. Watching him play in a …
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