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Messi, going out of the hotel of concentration of the FC Barcelona

AFTER CONFIRMING THAT HE CONTINUES

Messi won't attend to the installations of the FC Barcelona until this Monday

Published:5/09/2020 - 20:17h

Updated:5/09/2020 - 20:17h

Although theoretically Leo Messi had to pass this Saturday the proofs PCR, finally won't be until this Monday when he will go to the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper to initiate the pre-season

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After having ensured this Friday that remains in the FC Barcelona, like minimum until 2021, Leo Messi will not present in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper until theMonday , when it will happen the proofs PCR for descartar that have the Covid-19 and, when have the results, will be able to exercise to the orders of Ronald Koeman in the sessions of training.

In a principle thought that went to happen the test PCR this Saturday, but internal sources of the club informed that finally it will be the Monday the Day D, the moment from the which the Argentinian will give beginning to his pre-season with the FC Barcelona. Once it have surpassed the proofs, will not incorporate directly to the trainings in group beside his mates, or at least this foresees to day of today.

The aim is that first it go recovering little by little the competitive rhythm and the physical tone in sessions individualizadas so that, when it was to the same level that his mates, can participate in all the exercises grupales and go on with his preparation. The first party of pre-season of the Barça will be next Saturday 12 September in front of the Nástic of Tarragona, and Messi could have minutes.

It would not play neither much less the complete party, neither neither the rest of the players culés. Ronald Koeman wants to have to all his cool and participatory players, without forcing to any more than the owed before the account. After the Barça-Nástic, the Barcelona group will measure to the Girona some days later, on 16 September, to close this atypical pre-season in front of a team Champions, presumably, the day 20.

A lot of training and three parties of pre-season

From then, Leo Messi and the rest of the team will have a week to prepare the première of the Barça in LaLiga Santander 2020-21, against the Villarreal in the Camp Nou. The culés will initiate the championship in the day 3, and along the year 2021 will contest the two parties postponed (Barça-Elche and Athletic-Barça), that by calendar will not have fit in 2020.

"My attitude will not change and will give the best", said Messi in the interview of this Friday, without quoting directly to Ronald Koeman: "there is a new trainer and a new idea. This is well, but afterwards is necessary to see how answers the team". The Dutch already ensured him on 20 August that explained fully with him, but the Tuesday 25 Messi sent the burofax to the club. Ten days afterwards, the rosarino remains and Koeman will have available, at last, to his big star.

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