The Argentine striker returned to training with the club just a week after his controversial trip to Saudi Arabia without permission.
Lionel Messi is back in training . Last week was complicated for the Argentine, as just seven days ago the striker was absent from one of PSG’s training sessions due to a trip to Saudi Arabia, which ended up causing problems at the club.
Indeed, the striker was sanctioned by the club’s board of directors for two weeks, as confirmed at the time by DT Christophe Galtier in the preview of the match against Troyes played yesterday.
“I was informed at the beginning of the week by my management of the decision taken to suspend Leo. Once I was informed of the decision, I took it upon myself not to comment on it. I didn’t have to make the decision. I have been informed and I obey “, expressed the coach on the occasion.
“We’ll see when Leo comes back, we’ll see what happens. Obviously there will be discussions with the whole club, but also with Leo who is the first to worry,” added the DT.
Well, a few minutes later, Lionel issued the corresponding apology and explained the reasons for the indiscipline.
I wanted to do this video after what happens. “First of all, apologize to my teammates, to the club “, he began by underlining in story on the social network Instagram.
“I honestly thought we were going to have time off after the game like we had in the previous weeks. I had organized this trip to Arabia which I had previously canceled “, He continued.
“I repeat again, excuse me for what I have done and here I am waiting for the club to decide “, closed the Argentinian.
And these words seem to have made sense to the management of PSG, since this Monday the club itself signaled via its social networks the return to trans-Andean practices.
“Leo Messi resumed training on Monday morning “, Indicates the text posted in a tweet, accompanied by a photograph in which we see Messi in training gear.
In this way, and after the great commotion caused, everything indicates that Galtier will have Messi at his disposal for the last matches of the championship. The closest will be next Saturday against Ajaccio at the Parc des Princes, where they will try to take another step towards the title.
Uncertain future
The near future of Lionel Messi seems a long way from PSG. For several weeks, the club’s supporters have been organizing a series of demonstrations, demanding the striker’s performance. Events have ranged from blunders when he was announced in training and at the game to protests outside his home last week, a fact the Parisian club have decided to step up security for their footballers over. .
Leo is blamed for his poor performance, having as a point of comparison what was done in the last World Cup in Qatar 2022 in which he was one of the figures of the Albiceleste and came to lift the trophy.
And due to this hiatus, several clubs have emerged that have shown interest in his presence. One of them is Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where they hope to get him to see Cristiano Ronaldo again.
According to figures provided by the ‘Telegraph’, the contract that the Saudi authorities have put on the table for Argentina is the most important in the history of sport and would be practically double that of the Portuguese: $400 million per year .
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