Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi decided not to show up for the squad COVID-19 tests today, with the club now threatening to fine the Inter target, according to a report from Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
The report details how the 33-year-old Argentine star is pushing for a transfer away from the club, with Inter, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain all seriously interested in acquiring him.
The Blaugrana squad underwent Coronavirus tests this morning, which the player decided not to attend as he no longer considers himself a Barcelona player.
In response, Barcelona suggested that the club hero is at risk of receiving a fine, the report continues, as he is now ineligible to attend the first training session.
Inter are watching the situation closely, as the club’s owners the Suning group collect new sponsors in China in an attempt to beat out PSG and Man City for his signature.
