Messi grins as Argentina pal Papu Gomez shows off his ‘David Beckham’ haircut

LIONEL MESSI could not stop grinning as team-mate Papu Gomez revealed his haircut fail after asking for a “David Beckham”.

The Argentina duo and the rest of the squad are set to face Holland in the World Cup quarter-final on Friday.

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But they took time out of their preparations to join ex-Argentina striker Sergio Aguero on his Twitch channel.

Gomez, 34, then showed off his new bleach blonde shaved head while holding up an old photo of Golden Balls Becks back in his heyday.

Unfortunately, he did not quite look as good as the former England captain – in fact he almost looks bald.

And as he anxiously held up a phone showing the image of Beckham next to his own head, Messi was spotted in laughing in the background while Aguero looked on stunned.

Meanwhile, the Sevilla star revealed earlier this week that he had sprained his ankle before being taken off in the 2-1 last-16 win over Australia on Saturday.

Gomez was replaced on 50 minutes against the Socceroos with Argentina leading through Messi’s first-half opener.

Messi then controlled the contest, with Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez punishing Mat Ryan’s error to double the lead.

Craig Goodwin did reply with a heavily-deflected snapshot but Argentina held on.

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But the midfielder has shrugged off injury fears ahead of Friday’s huge clash.

He told TyC Sports via mundoalbiceleste: “I twisted my ankle and couldn’t go on much longer. 

“I preferred that someone else that’s better than me comes in. 

“It’s a sprain, there are several days left to recover and everything will be fine.”