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Messi misses first pre-season training session as Barcelona stand-off continues
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Lionel Messi has upped the ante in his bid to leave Barcelona
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.
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After skipping coronavirus tests on Sunday, Messi was absent again from the Ciutat Esportiva, where Ronald Koeman held a session at 5.30pm, his first since being appointed Barca coach.
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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.
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