Lionel Messi enjoys a tour of La Mer Dubai.
Lionel Messi enjoys a tour of La Mer Dubai.
Lionel Messi enjoys a tour of La Mer Dubai.
Lionel Messi enjoys a tour of La Mer Dubai.

Spotted: Lionel Messi and family enjoying Laguna waterpark at La Mer


Evelyn Lau
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Lionel Messi is having quite the holiday in Dubai.

Besides running into fellow footballer Paul Pogba and getting a chance to meet Salt Bae up close and personal at Nusret-Et Dubai, the Barcelona talisman and his family also recently got to experience beachfront hub La Mer.

La Mer's Instagram account uploaded these photos of Messi getting a tour around the Laguna waterpark:

While the footballer also shared a photo of some children enjoying Laguna:

Messi's wife Antonella Roccuzzo also uploaded a clip of their son enjoying one of the water play areas in her Instagram story:

Antonella Roccuzzo's Instagram story showed a cip of their son enjoying Laguna waterpark.
Antonella Roccuzzo's Instagram story showed a cip of their son enjoying Laguna waterpark.

On Sunday, a new photo emerged showing Antonella with Daniella Semaan (wife of Chelsea footballer Cesc Fabregas) with the latter sharing this:

On Friday, the 31-year-old and his family were also given a tour of Dubai Parks and Resorts as The Dubai Media Office shared photos on Twitter:

We're not sure how long Messi and his family plan to stay in Dubai, but they have certainly been able to enjoy a lot of the emirate in the last few days.

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