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Barcelona hold their breath as Messi weighs up pre-season return

Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave for free this summer  AFP/File

The first indication of how determined Lionel Messi is to leave Barcelona and how ugly this dispute could become will be gauged at the club's training ground on Sunday.

Barca's greatest ever player is due at the Ciutat Esportiva on Sunday morning for coronavirus tests, which must be taken and passed if he is to join Ronald Koeman's first pre-season session on Monday.

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