Lionel Messi apologises to PSG after unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia

06.05.2023 - 10:01 thenationalnews.com

Lionel Messi has issued a public apology to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates after being handed a two-week suspension for an unauthorised holiday to Saudi Arabia.

Messi, 35, was suspended by PSG after taking a family holiday to Saudi Arabia when he was supposed to train with the squad following the Ligue 1 leaders' 3-1 defeat at home to Lorient on Sunday. "I sincerely believed that I would have the day off after the game as had been happening in previous weeks.

I had this trip organised and I couldn't cancel it, I had already cancelled it before," Messi said in a video on Instagram on Friday. "I apologise to my teammates and I'm waiting for what the club wants to do with me." The Argentine superstar, who led his nation to World Cup glory in Qatar, is a tourism ambassador for Visit Saudi and could be making a more permanent move to the Kingdom soon.

Messi's PSG contract is set to expire at the end of the season, and while there had previously been an understanding that both player and club were happy to extend, it now looks likely the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner will leave.

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N either of PSG’s two most recent marquee signings has worked out as hoped. Both could even be classed as outright mistakes in hindsight. However, as one’s Parisian journey looks set to end in acrimony, the other may yet deserve a second chance. As PSG beat Ajaccio 5-0 on Saturday to move within one win of another underwhelming league title, hopes of revolution again returned to the Parc des Princes.

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Lionel Messi returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after Argentina's World Cup-winning captain was suspended for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. "Leo Messi returns to training Monday morning," tweeted the club along with a photo of the 35-year-old in action. His return makes it likely he will feature in PSG's home match with relegation-threatened Ajaccio next Saturday. PSG hold the whip hand in defending their Ligue 1 title, a six point lead over Lens with four matches remaining.