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'Humble' Messi stuns onlookers by training at local gym

The Barcelona star spent his last day of 2019 working out alongside everyday people in Argentina

Lionel Messi has stunned Rosario locals after training in a public gym as he looks to keep fit over the festive season.

Currently on a break with Barcelona's next game not until January 4 against Espanyol, Messi was spotted working out back home in Argentina on New Year's Eve.

But rather than using his own private gym, the 32-year-old opted to train alongside his fellow countrymen and quickly caused quite a stir.

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"He entered as one more, I could not believe it," gym worker Valentina Jure told Rosario Nuestro.