Messi had earlier spoken about how he is still in touch with Neymar and it will be slightly difficult for him to make a return to the club from Paris Saint-Germain.
Barcelona midfielder Arthur Melo is among the hot prospects in the transfer market, as he is attracting significant interest from Serie A side Inter Milan and England's Tottenham.
La Liga giants Barcelona will sell Camp Nou's title rights to raise funds in fight against COVID-19.
A number of La Liga's leading teams have applied pay cuts. Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla players have all accepted 70 per cent pay cuts per month while Real Madrid players will lose 10 per cent of their annual salary.
After an impressive debut season with the Blaugrana, Arthur has endured a frustrating 2019-20 campaign with injuries and poor form limiting him to just 23 matches across all competitions.
The Croatian has been part of the La Liga giants since 2014, but has fallen out of contention ever since Barcelona roped in Frenkie de Jong. And hence, Rakitic has only been part of 10 out of Barcelona's 27 fixtures so far.
Barcelona denied any wrongdoing and said that the resignations were part of “an attempt to face the challenge of the final phase of the mandate” of club president Josep Bartomeu.
Barcelona was Neymar's first club in Europe and with them, the 28-year-old won two LaLiga titles, three Copa del Reys and the Champions League once.
Radomir Antic, who is famed as to be the only person to manage Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, has died after prolonged illness.
Barcelona have long wanted to bring Brazil forward back into their fold after he left them to join French heavyweights PSG in 2018.
Lionel Messi on Monday explained on his Instagram page that the first-team squad had not only agreed to reduce their salaries by 70 per cent but that the players would also cover the wages of all of the other employees at the club.
Messi also said that the players will also contribute so that other employees in the club can be paid 100 per cent salary.
Earlier, Barcelona became the first Spanish football club to officially announce a pay cut for players and club staff as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
Paulinho plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in China. Besides him, former West Ham United striker Marko Arnautovic is also among the more than 30 overseas players and coaches still abroad
Earlier, Barcelona became the first Spanish football club to officially announce a pay cut for players and club staff as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
Employers in Spain are allowed to reduce labor costs while guaranteeing that workers will return to their jobs once conditions improve.
Neymar had also started this season on the wrong foot with the Parisian fans after his desire to move back to Barcelona became public.
FC Barcelona is the first club in history to have an average individual salary in excess of 11 million euros a year, according to the Global Sports Salary Survey.
Barcelona's decision came after upwards of 4,300 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Spain, with over 120 losing their lives to the disease.
The Spanish club said no fans will be allowed in to watch the match at Camp Nou on March 18. The teams drew 1-1 in the first leg in Italy.
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