Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Argentinian star Lionel Messi ignore Barcelona for the sake of meeting Luis Suarez and spend the holidays together ahead of the new season.
Lionel Messi reportedly arrived in Barcelona on Wednesday (28/7) local time after vacationing in Miami, United States, with his extended family.
However, Messi’s arrival in Catalunya was not to train with the Blaugrana squad, but to continue his end-of-season vacation ahead of the 2021/2022 competition.
Quoted from Football Espana Messi and his little family vacationed with his best friend Luis Suarez who is an Atletico Madrid striker in Ibiza.
Suarez was a good friend of Messi at Barcelona. When the Uruguayan was sent off from Camp Nou and moved to Atletico, Messi was furious.
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Messi chose to spend the holidays rather than directly joining Barcelona. The Catalan club itself is currently still waiting for the signature of the contract from La Pulga.
Spanish media Sport once said Barcelona wanted to make Messi comfortable and not force the star to rush into signing a new contract.
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Meanwhile, the Barcelona squad is currently undergoing pre-season training in Germany. Ronald Koeman’s team is scheduled to undergo trials with Stuttgart and RB Salzburg.
Lionel Messi is planned to join the Barcelona squad in early August. The 34-year-old striker who is currently still ‘unemployed’ is claimed to have only officially become a Barcelona player on August 2.
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