FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FC Barcelona's coach Ronald Koeman meeting with President Joan Laporta - FC Barcelona Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain - May 25, 2021 FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta after the meeting REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi is now in Barcelona's past and the club must live in the present, coach Ronald Koeman said on Saturday, as his side prepare for a new LaLiga season without their greatest ever player - and battling through a financial crisis.
Barca are still reeling from the departure of their all-time top scorer to Paris St Germain after being unable to afford to give the Argentine a new contract.
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