Lionel Messi's private plane forced to form forced landing
04 April, 2020
Lionel Messi's private plane had to form an forced landing at Brussel's Zavantem airport on Friday morning after problems with the undercarriage were detected.
It is not clear whether the Barcelona star was on board at the time, but the aircraft touched down on the way to Tenerife at 9.10am, consistent with Belgian outlet HLN.
90 minutes later it's said to possess began again, before turning back and returning to the Bruxelles .
Messi bought the Gulfstream V two years ago for a fee of €13m (£11.5m), and had his shirt number, 10, painted on the tail, also as including the names of his children, wife and himself on the steps of the doorway staircase.
Brussels airport has refused to discuss the incident thanks to GDPR legislation.
Messi has been in typically outstanding form this season, with the six-time Ballon d'Or winner scoring 19 goals and creating 12 assists in 22 La Liga matches before the campaign was suspended thanks to the continued coronavirus crisis.
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