Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (AP) Lionel Messi departed Argentina at the early hours of Wednesday towards France after getting a negative COVID test.

He was isolating at his home in Rosario after being among four Paris Saint-Germain players announced Sunday as testing positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team's return to playing after a brief winter break.

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PSG resumed training earlier this week, raising the prospect of further infections in the squad. (AP)

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