Messi and Ronaldinho back together on PES 2020 cover

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Messi and Ronaldinho will be on the cover of PES 2020. Captura/FCBarcelona

Barcelona have signed a new agreement with 'Konami' that will see Lionel Messi feature on the cover of the upcoming edition of video game series Pro Evolution Soccer.

Both PES and FIFA are starting to unveil their plans for the next editions of their video game franchises, with Konami revealing a new agreement with Barcelona for PES 2020.

The Catalan club broke the news this evening, whilst announcing that Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho will feature on the cover.

June 11, 2019

"The announcement of the extended agreement coincides with the worldwide presentation of the latest edition of the game, PES 2020, which will have Leo Messi as its cover star. The Argentinian is featuring on the cover of the new standard version, thus following on from his team-mates Luis Suárez and Philippe Coutinho, who appeared on the previous two editions. Meanwhile, former Barça star Ronaldinho will be appearing on the front of the Legend Edition", read Barcelona's statement.

"I'm very happy to be on the cover of PES. I always look forward to seeing who is on the cover and my son plays it nowadays, so he's also very excited about it. I'm very happy", said Messi himself.