In order to spend a vacation with his wife Antonela, Lionel Messi flew to Barcelona.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward saw a familiar face as he made his way back to the place where he played for nearly his whole career.
In one of the photos Antonela posted of their vacation, Messi’s former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets was seen eating at Chalito, a beachside eatery owned by Luis Suarez.
She expressed: “How much we have wanted to go to Chalito… and with friends we love very much.”
Messi and Busquets played together in the Barcelona first team for 13 years.
And despite the Argentine’s transfer to PSG, they have obviously stayed buddies.
Suarez was unable to attend the reunion because he was later sold to Atletico Madrid.
Sofi Balbi, the Uruguayan’s wife, expressed her disappointment at missing it by saying, “I would die to be there.” You seem very joyful and lovely. You are all loved by me.
Only a few days after PSG’s 3-3 draw with Strasbourg, Messi took a plane to Spain.
The Ligue 1 championship that Mauricio Pochettino’s team gave up to Lille the previous season has already been reclaimed.
However, Strasbourg, who were chasing Europe, pulled them back late as their 3-1 advantage was erased in the last 15 minutes.
In the meantime, Messi has had a challenging season in front of goal.
Despite playing a deeper role to make room for fellow talents Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, he has only managed nine goals in 31 games for the French powerhouses.
It appears that Messi will remain at PSG for at least one more season.
As Mbappe gets ready to join Real Madrid, the team is getting ready for his departure.
With reports that Pochettino will soon be fired, a new manager also seems likely.
World Cup winner Joachim Low, former Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane, and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte are the front-runners to succeed him.