Barcelona’s torrid summer was dealt a new blow yesterday when they were beaten 2-0 by fierce rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup.

The Catalan giants lost Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month and have so far failed to complete deals for Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele.

And Spanish outlet Diario Gol claims Messi is losing patience, to such an extent that his future at the Nou Camp is now growing uncertain.

He was reported to have signed a new Barcelona contract in July but, despite the club announcing he had, that does not appear to be the case.

Lionel Messi wanted success in the short and long term guaranteed, yet their problems this summer have made him have second thoughts about extending his current deal.