LUIS SUAREZ was spotted at Lionel Messi’s house last night as the close pals may have been saying a final goodbye as Barcelona team-mates.
The attacking duo are not just close on the pitch but are also neighbours.
And Suarez and his wife Sofia Balbi were snapped outside the home of the Argentine as their respective futures remain unclear.
Messi is locked in talks with Barcelona over his future following his shock transfer request last month.
And ex-Liverpool forward Suarez may be on the verge of signing for Italian club Juventus, although that appears to be held up by passport issues.
And with their days playing alongside each other appearing to be numbered, they decided to get together on Thursday for a game of Padel.
Wantaway Messi, 33, had an hour-long meeting with his father Jorge on Thursday over his situation.
Messi’s dad, who also acts as his agent, then confirmed his son may stay at the Nou Camp this season and leave on a free next summer.
That comes just 24 hours after the same man stated it would be difficult for his boy to remain at Barcelona this term, with Manchester City leading the chase for his services.
Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are also circling for the icon, who remains in a legal dispute with the Catalans over a clause in his contract which states he can leave on a free transfer at the end of the season.
LaLiga backed his employers in the row, stating any team who wants Messi will have to meet the £630million release clause in his deal.
Since then he has refused to report back for pre-season training and missed the mandatory club Covid-19 testing earlier this week.
Suarez has been told by new boss Ronald Koeman he has no future at the club, no doubt another reason for Messi’s unhappiness.
The 33-year-old Uruguayan is third in Barca’s all-time list of goalscorers but it appears extremely unlikely he will add to that total.
Juventus hope to snap him up for around £4.4m and are willing to offer the ace a £9m-a-year contract.
But Suarez is reportedly holding out for a £22m severance pay while he also needs to resolve some paperwork issues.
Gazzetta Dello Sport claims he is unable to use the Italian passport of his wife to count as a non-EU player, which he was allowed to do in Spain.
That means he may have to take an exam in order to secure his own.
Meanwhile, another alternative has been suggested explaining that Suarez could opt for Spanish nationality, which only takes a week to process due to him being a resident of the country since 2014.
