The absence of Barcelona player Gerard Pique from the dinner hosted by Argentine Lionel Messi, his former colleague, on Monday, which included some of the Barcelona team leaders in addition to coach Xavi Hernandez, raised many question marks regarding the relationship of the two currently, as press reports revealed that the relationship of the players Those close to each other previously completely collapsed, as the Argentine, who currently wears the French Paris Saint-Germain shirt, sees his ex-boyfriend as a “traitor”.
Messi and Pique were within the famous “La Masia” academy, specifically the 1987 generation that arrived in the first team, and contributed to what was described as the best Barcelona ever under the leadership of the famous coach Pep Guardiola.
Messi also invited Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Xavi Hernandez to a dinner he hosted following traveling to Barcelona, to take advantage of the international break following he was excluded from Argentina’s list during the team’s upcoming matches in the World Cup qualifiers, while Gerard Pique was not among those present.
A report published by the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” close to the Catalan club revealed: Pique is no longer within Messi’s close circle, Messi’s friends from the current team are the ones who invited them to dinner.
He added: Messi was disappointed because Pique reduced his contract with Barcelona following the departure of the first, Leo felt betrayed because Pique did not do so before his departure, and this may have contributed to preventing his transfer outside the Camp Nou, as he had to leave due to Barcelona’s inability to comply with the salary ceiling. Selected by the Spanish League.
The report revealed that Messi sent a “WhatsApp” message to one of the club’s former board members, expressing his disappointment with Pique’s behavior at the time.
Barcelona announced last August the departure of its historical legend, Lionel Messi, from the team due to “financial and structural obstacles”, as described in the official statement from the Spanish club.
