Lionel Messi fitness fears: Luis Suarez ‘warns’ Barcelona, Ernesto Valverde creates plot

LUIS SUAREZ has reportedly spoken to Barcelona about Lionel Messi’s fitness worries.
Messi has played a pivotal role for Ernesto Valverde’s side this season as they’ve chased glory on three fronts.

And he’ll be hoping to follow up a potential La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey treble by impressing at the World Cup this summer.

Lionel Messi sat out of Argentina’s 2-0 win over Italy on Friday night though due to a niggling injury that he’s been carrying.

And the latest reports from Spain suggest concerns have been raised about the Barcelona star’s fitness as the season draws to a close.
According to Don Balon, Barcelona are already worried about talismanic forward Messi.

And that won’t have been helped by claims Suarez has ‘warned’ them about his fitness.



Suarez is close to Messi and knows he regularly encounters problems as the campaign goes on.

Messi’s entourage are said to fear the Argentine could be ‘broken’ by a punishing fixture schedule.
That would spell trouble for Messi and Barcelona, as well as World Cup hopefuls Argentina.

And Messi is apparently keen to avoid taking risks with his fitness as a result.

Don Balon indicate Valverde is considering resting the 30-year-old in order to help him through this period.

And that suggests Suarez’s supposed warning about his friend has been heeded.

Source:www.express.co.uk