Messi is back and ready for the Gamper Trophy

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Messi's shirt is ready to be put on for the traditional captain speech. FCBarcelona

Leo Messi, Barcelona's biggest star, will be available for this afternoon's match at the Camp Nou against Arsenal. The Catalan team's tradtional Gamper Trophy is taking place this Sunday, but it is highly unlikely that the Argentinian will play after not training with the team the entire summer.

The Argentinian superstar ended his holidays a few hours ago and travelled to Barcelona this Sunday. Like Philippe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal, he set foot in the Camp Nou without having made the relevant medical examination with the club.

Everything points towards the fact that the team star will probably not be making an appearance on the line-up tonight, since he still has not trained with the first team or had any of the pre-season check-ups. Having reached the semi-final of the Copa América, Messi was allowed a longer vacation period which only just ended.

The team's official social media accounts published a video of his arrival to the stadium, where he is seen walking next to Luis Suárez, and also a video in which his kit appeared, with the '10' ready to be put on.