5 times the players linked to Barcelona did not show up at the training

Writers, experts and fans have long adored Barcelona's way of life, a style of football unique to the Catalan giants that separates them from the rest of the world of football.

Control of possession, free-flowing movement and a structure that is both highly organized and fluid are all part of the philosophy of Barcelona.

However, in recent times, Barça has quietly added a new string to his football bow. Barcelona now seems to have the supernatural ability to get his transfer goals to stop showing up for training in his current clubs.

Here are some of the most infamous and recent examples of the Catalan club using this magical power.

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A flawless stayThe winner of the World Cup, Cesc Fabregas, was the first goal of Barcelona to decide that he did not want to work a few days in 2011, while he was under contract with Arsenal .

Fabregas was club captain at the time and during the saga published a number of sincere messages to the gunners, explaining how much he loved the club and how he was fully committed to his second father, Arsene Wenger.

These messages would be revealed, well … slightly hypocritical, because it would appear later that Captain Cesc refused to train to force his return to his children's club in August 2011.

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The second name on our list is no stranger to a bit of controversy. Ousmane Dembélé arrived in Barcelona by manipulation behind the scenes.

In August 2017, the 20-year-old had missed a training session at Borussia Dortmund before the DFB-Pokal first-round match against the minnows. Rielasingen-Arlen. I mean, what was he thinking? Who would not want to play a match under the sun of Freiburg, against a sixth rank German club?

12 long days would pbad before The demonstration based on Dembélé's training would result in the desired move to Camp Nou. We can only badume that he spent this long time waiting in a dark room, Play Fortnite.

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Another Fortnite aficionado, Antoine Griezmann, was recently inspired by his fellow-player Dembélé and also decided that he did not want to work for a while, while Barcelona aroused keen interest.

The French international has not managed to surrender on Monday at Atletico Madrid, defying the club Demands that he return to the clubdespite Griezmann announcing his intention to leave.

Atletico fought back with a dramatic, symbolic gesture of Griezmann's number seven jersey at the recent Signature recording Joao Felix. It seems that the 28-year-old has burned his bridges at Wanda Metropolitano and that the two clubs do not want to agree on an agreement with the attacker, Griezmann could spend a very long and anguished summer.

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Philippe Coutinho

Look at that smiling, angelic face. This is surely not the expression of a man who would threaten one day to strike to force a movement of the club that made it known. Think again.

Prior to Philippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona in January 2018, some reports suggested that he had threatened to refuse to take training if Liverpool did not oppose his desire to leave Anfield. He also retired from the Reds team that went to Burnley on New Year's Day with a well-chosen suspicion. Injury to the thigh.

To be honest, this injury would make Coutinho lose the first three weeks of his career in Barcelona. At least the Brazilian does not pretend to be hurt to get the gesture of his dreams.

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Neymar

Neymar has learned some inconvenient truths in recent seasons, namely that money is not everything and that the grbad is not always greener. He has not managed to reach his goal of getting out of Lionel Messi's shadow and seems farther away than ever to get the Gold Ball which he so desperately needs.

Opting for the French giant Paris Saint-Germain may have seemed rather attractive in 2017, but the Brazilian's time at the club has been characterized, but underperforming, bickering and failure of the Champions League.

Tired of all this disappointment, Neymar is about to return to Camp Nou this summer. And how does he plan to do it? By refusing to train of course.

The 27-year-old refused to show up for pre-season training Monday, but as Barcelona and PSG are struggling to find the financial means to agree, it's unclear what will the next game of Neymar this summer.