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The Barcelona squad was summoned this Sunday to appear at the Joan Gamper Sports City where the medical tests will be carried out. This Saturday, Lionel Messi has communicated to the Barcelona entity that he will not attend the first day of training, scheduled for next Monday. The Argentine striker is once again available to the club to solve his departure in a friendly way.
The Barcelona captain considers that he is not going because his contract has ended. He makes use of that clause of the contract signed in 2017 in which he could leave the club once the 2019-2020 campaign is over.
The Argentine has no doubts that he does not wish to continue at Camp Nou, despite the fact that President Josep Maria Bartomeu urged him to renew until 2023. After a disappointing season for him, Messi met with Koeman last Thursday and Monday he sent a burofax to inform the club that he would use the clause.