"Earlier today, in a surprising development, former Barcelona superstar and club legend Lionel Messi posted stunning shots of himself at the Spotify Camp Nou. The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner paid a secret visit to Barça's redeveloped stadium last night and shared a message to his fans, concluding it with his desire to return to Camp Nou and the club in some capacity."
"Now, according to SPORT, Barcelona have confirmed that nobody at the club had been informed about Messi's visit to the stadium. The Argentine's post spread rapidly across social media and news outlets while club officials were left in disbelief. The current Inter Miami player visited Barcelona on the night of Sunday, taking advantage of his stay in Spain as he will be joining the Argentina national team camp in Algorfa, Alicante, to prepare for a friendly against Angola on 14 November."
"The former Barcelona player, now at Inter Miami, went to see how the renovation works were progressing at what had been "his" home for so many years and did not hesitate to capture the moment on his social media. The news of Messi's visit to the Spotify Camp Nou reached the club only on Monday morning after the images were published on his official account."
Lionel Messi made a secret nighttime visit to the redeveloped Spotify Camp Nou and posted images and a message expressing a desire to return to the club. Barcelona officials say nobody at the club had been informed and only learned of the visit after the images appeared on Messi's official account. Club representatives are investigating how Messi accessed the stadium and who may have assisted. Sources close to Messi state he acted on his own initiative without informing anyone. Messi was in Spain ahead of Argentina national team preparations; Camp Nou had reopened to the public on 7 November.
Read at Barca Universal
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