Lone wolf Roy Keane watches Lionel Messi and the rest of the Barcelona superstars train at England’s St George’s Park
BARCELONA were stalked by the brooding presence of Roy Keane as they continued their pre-season tour at England’s St George’s Park.
The Republic of Ireland assistant manager and former Manchester United midfield general appeared in the stands clean-shaven to swot up on the training carried out by Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez under boss Luis Enrique.
Roy Keane looked typically sombre as he watched Barcelona train at St George’s Park in Burton ahead of their games with Celtic and LiverpoolArgentina ace Lionel Messi looked in a better mood after his side lost the Copa America final to Chile and he quit international footballToothy Luis Suarez will get the chance to play against former club Liverpool in a pre-season friendly with the Catalan giantsLuis Syarez was a phenomenal force at Liverpool but had his influence hampered by disciplinary issues and bans for biting and alleged racism
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Suarez has continued his brilliant form in La Liga and has appeared a much calmer presence away from the Premier LeagueLuis Enrique is working with one of the most of talents teams ever but Brazilian superstar Neymar was not training in BurtonLionel Messi has updated his image this summer after a disappointing Copa America with new tattoos and a change of hair colour
Messi also sported his new look with the peroxide blond barnet he shocked fans with last week as stubble-free Keane monitored the session.
Former Liverpool man, Suarez, was all smiles as he juggled the ball with team-mates during their five-day camp in Burton.
The Catalonians are preparing for the International Champions Cup with Scottish side Celtic and Liverpool making up the rest of the friendly competition starting this weekend.
The recently crowned Euro 2016 champion described himself as “a very hard-working player" who aims to “win everything possible”Portugal midfielder Andre Gomes has moved from Valencia to Barcelona for over £40million to offer even more competition to the Catalan midfield
Meanwhile, back at Camp Nou, Barcelona bosses not lucky enough to be spending the week in England unveiled new signing Andre Gomes.
The £41.7million man completed his move on Wednesday and was presented to diehard fans at the stadium where he was doing the obligatory kick-ups and juggling.
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