Lionel Messi will not show up at Barcelona training today as the Catalan side prepares ahead of next season.

The forward is more determined than ever to leave the La Liga as his father and representative, Jorge is expected to meet with the Barcelona hierarchy, including President Josep Maria Bartomeu, on Wednesday to discuss his son’s future. 

The forward on Sunday did not show up for Barcelona’s COVID-19 testing following his decision to quit the Catalan club anytime sooner.

Messi wants to reunite with his former manager, Pep Guardiola at Manchester City agreeing with Gerard Pique's willingness for senior players to step aside and allow fresh blood into the team after their 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich, Marca revealed as part of the reasons why the player want to evacuate from Spain.

"Lionel Messi would not be able to train today, even if he had a sudden change of heart, which seems unlikely,” Gary Cotterill in Barcelona reported on sky sports news. 

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“That's because he didn't turn up on Sunday for Covid-19 testing, which was his way of saying I'm not training any time soon. 

"There's a softening in the stance of Barcelona it seems. Bartomeu has been saying all week that he's rejected any opportunity to meet with Messi's camp and find a way through this crisis but there is now going to be a meeting with Messi's father, Jorge, who flew into Barcelona on Sunday. We think that will be in around 48 hours' time at a neutral venue. 

"They're coming at this meeting from very difficult angles - Barcelona want Messi to sign a new contract and start again. Messi's team are saying, no, his heart and head are not here, he's made a decision - he wants out and, it would seem, he wants to go to Manchester City.”