Argentina captain and Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi has shaved off his beard ahead of Spain’s La Liga restart next month.
The Argentine playmaker, 32, took to Instagram to show off his bareface and he looked completely different after shaving off his beard.
Recall that Lionel Messi disclosed that he almost left the club in 2016, because of the scrutiny on him amid a tax row with Spanish government.
In an interview with radio station RAC1, Messi claimed he and his father were being ‘mistreated’.
He was quoted saying:
“At that time, with the mess of the treasury, I wanted to leave, not for wanting to leave Barca but wanting to leave Spain.
“I felt that I was being very mistreated and I didn’t want to stay here. I never had an official offer because everyone knew my idea to stay here.
“It was very difficult for me and my family because people don’t know much about what’s going on,” Messi said.
