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Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates touched down in Hong Kong on Friday morning as their globe-trotting preseason tour continues.

The MLS side were thumped 6-0 by Al-Nassr on Thursday night, despite the Saudi side being without star men Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in Riyadh.

Messi started that game on the bench amid reports he went for an MRI scan on a possible injury beforehand.

It remains to be seen how severe Messi’s injury is, but he was reportedly feeling some ‘discomfort’ in the aftermath of their friendly with Al-Hilal on Monday. 

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami landed in Hong Kong on Friday morning as their tour continues

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami landed in Hong Kong on Friday morning as their tour continues

The MLS team are currently on a global tour as they prepare for the start of the new season

The MLS team are currently on a global tour as they prepare for the start of the new season

Messi reportedly went for an MRI scan in Saudi Arabia after picking up a knock on Monday

Messi reportedly went for an MRI scan in Saudi Arabia after picking up a knock on Monday

The squad posed for a picture on the airport's tarmac as a hoard of photographers waited

The squad posed for a picture on the airport’s tarmac as a hoard of photographers waited

Luis Suarez addressed the media just hours after landing in the Asian country and was asked how it feels to be reunited with Messi in Miami.

‘I am very happy, after many years of not playing together to share again, not only the field but the day to day life with him,’ he said.

‘Being able to enjoy this last stage that we have left as soccer players and also as friends.’

The 36-year-old – a Champions League, Copa America, and five-time La Liga winner – spent six years at Barcelona alongside Messi.

Luis Suarez admitted how happy he was to be reunited with Messi in a press conference

Luis Suarez admitted how happy he was to be reunited with Messi in a press conference

Hundreds of Messi fans gathered at the airport to greet their hero after arriving in Hong Kong

Hundreds of Messi fans gathered at the airport to greet their hero after arriving in Hong Kong

Miami are currently on a worldwide tour that will see them fly over 23,000 miles to prepare for the upcoming MLS season next month.

Before going to Saudi Arabia they played the El Salvador national team and FC Dallas, and will also face a Hong Kong league XI and Vissel Kobe next week. 

The club will then return to South Florida to play one final friendly vs. Newell’s Old Boys – Messi’s childhood club. 

Miami, who also boat Messi and Suarez’s former Barcelona teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, won the Leagues Cup last season but failed to qualify for the postseason.

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