LA LIGA / Barcelona: Messi to undergo minor kidney surgery

Today Lionel Messi will undergo a series of tests to assess developments relating to the renal problems that he suffered last December. The Argentine will re-join the first-team squad next Wednesday. He will miss the Spanish Cup game against Valencia but is initially expected to be available for Luis Enrique for the Catalans' La Liga clash with Celta.

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