Lionel Messi suspended by PSG after making unauthorized travel to Saudi Arabia: report

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Lionel Messi has reportedly been suspended by his French soccer team Paris Saint-Germain for two weeks after he skipped practice to travel to Saudi Arabia.

But that’s not all: PSG isn’t expected to extend Messi’s contract after this season, rendering him a free agent, according to multiple reports. 

Messi went on an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia following the team’s loss to Lorient, and rumors about his future with the club began running rampant. In one month, Messi is set to become a free agent as long as PSG doesn’t extend him, which it doesn’t appear they will.  

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Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Lorient at Parc des Princes on April 30, 2023 in Paris, France. (Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

During his suspension, Messi reportedly won’t be paid either. 

The reason for the travel to Saudi Arabia had to do a sponsorship with the country. 

However, Messi didn’t travel there without the team knowing. He reportedly ask the team’s sporting director Luis Campos and manager Christophe Galtier permission to go. The team apparently was going to be awarded two days off if they defeated Lorient, but they fell 3-1 instead.

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Messi was apparently given conditional permission if the team won or drew to Lorient, but after the loss, Messi didn’t abide by that. 

The entire PSG squad was seen at practice on Monday to train except for Messi, who filled his duties in Saudi Arabia as a tourism ambassador. 

With the suspension, PSG