BARCELONA – The feud that occurred between Lionel Messi and the party Barcelona heating up. According to a report submitted by Spanish journalist Marcelo Bechler, Sunday (8/30/2020) Messi did not take the swab test that was carried out at Barca.
Considering that currently the Corona (Covid-19) pandemic is still ongoing, the health protocol has not been relaxed. Therefore, before undergoing a training session, the players are required to do a swab test first.
However, Messi did not actually attend the swab test. According to the report, the six-time Ballon d’Or trophy winner no longer considers himself a Barca player.
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The issue of Messi wanting to leave Barca has actually been spreading since a few months ago. The player nicknamed La Pulga is because he is not satisfied with the performance of the Blaugrana’s management, especially regarding player transfers.
Messi is actually still very disappointed with the sale of Neymar Jr. to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the summer of 2017. In addition, Messi recently had a fight with former Barcelona Sports Director, Eric Abidal.
This was then exacerbated by Barca’s failure to win a single trophy in the 2019-2020 season. The climax, after Barca were massacred 2-8 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Messi sent a fax to Barca saying he wanted to leave.
