Madrid, Aug 3 (TIWN) This Monday sees new signings Sergio Aguero and Emerson Royal begin pre-season training with FC Barcelona following their participation in the Copa America earlier this month, but one man is still missing from the Barcelona squad working with Ronald Koeman -- Lionel Messi.

The past weekend saw Messi and his family enjoying a further break on a boat off the island of Ibiza with former Barcelona players Cesc Fabregas and Luis Suarez, and he didn't seem particularly pre-occupied about his future in the photos published of him jumping into the sea, reports Xinhua.  Barcelona president Joan Laporta continues to insist that negotiations are progressing in a positive manner, telling reporters "everything is going according to plan, everything is progressing adequately," in his last appearance at the Barcelona offices at the Camp Nou stadium.