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Following the end of a dramatic saga which saw Lionel Messi almost moving away from Barcelona, the Argentine superstar was back in individual training for the second day at his familiar Joan Gamper Training Ground yesterday.

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Bid to oust Bartomeu gathers pace

Reuters, Barcelona

With Lionel Messi’s bid to leave Barcelona still raw, president Josep Maria Bartomeu may be counting his days after ‘Mes que una mocio’ (More than a motion), announced they were racking up signatures for a vote of no-confidence.

The group, supported by candidates for next year’s presidential election, said they had reached 7,500 club member signatures of the required 16,520 by Sept. 17.

If the campaign reaches its target, two-thirds of the club’s 150,000 members have to vote against Bartomeu to trigger an imminent election.