Tag: Barcelona

Messi shuns first pre-season training, insists on leaving Barcelona

Ishaku Yohanna

Lionel Messi boycotted Barcelona’s first pre-season training session on Monday, club sources have confirmed to AFP, as the striker upped the stakes in his battle to leave this summer. After skipping coronavirus tests on Sunday, Messi was absent again from the club’s Ciutat Esportiva training ground, where Ronald Koeman held a session at 5:30pm, his first since being appointed Barca coach. It appears increasingly likely Messi will try to force a transfer by refusing to play in La Liga next season, which begins on September 12. The 33-year-old and his…

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Messi seeks ‘immediate’ termination of contract with Barcelona

Ishaku Yohanna

  Lionel Messi has reportedly told Barcelona he wants to leave the club this summer following discussions with their new manager Ronald Koeman. Speculation has been rife that the Argentinean star could be set to move on ever since Barca’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. And now reports from Spain and Argentina claim that he has communicated to the club his desire for a fresh start following a turbulent season. Messi’s camp believes that a clause in his contract means he can walk away…

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Bayern trounce Barcelona 8-2 to reach Champions League semi final

Ishaku Yohanna

The Catalans were put to the sword by the rampant Bundesliga champions, exiting Europe in embarrassing fashion Barcelona’s attempt to bring the Champions League back to Camp Nou after a five-year absence ended in humiliation on Friday, as Bayern Munich trounced them 8-2 in the quarter-final. The match in Lisbon started poorly for the Catalans as Thomas Muller gave Bayern the lead inside four minutes. Though a David Alaba own goal gave them hope, Barcelona were ultimately undone by the ruthless German champions. Ivan Perisic, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Kimmich, Robert…

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