After Lionel Messi’s public apology, Paris Saint-Germain have lifted his suspension early. The 35-year-old soccer world champion resumed training, said the French champion and leader. Messi recently apologized to the club and his team-mates for his unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia.
It remains to be seen whether the fans, who recently had a lot of fun against the Argentine world champion, will be enough. Next Saturday is the home game against relegation candidates AJ Ajaccio. Most recently, PSG had even felt compelled to increase the security staff at the training ground and in front of the accommodation of Messi and injured Brazilian striker Neymar, even after supporters’ protests.
“I really thought that after the game we would have a day off, as has been the case for the past few weeks,” Messi said in the short video on social media, among other things. Once he had already canceled the trip. He is now waiting for the club’s decision.
Two weeks forced break
This had taken Messi out of training and games for two weeks, so he should not have been able to join the team again until next week. However, there was no written notification of the disciplinary measure.
According to his own statements, coach Christophe Galtier was not involved in the decision, and as an employee of PSG he did not want to comment on it. During the suspension, Messi’s salary was also withheld.
However, it should not be expected that the seven-time world footballer will remain. The contract of the superstar, who came from FC Barcelona two years ago, expires on June 30th. Messi is said to have received an offer from Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia, and as the controversial kingdom’s tourism ambassador, he recently made the trip with his family. Major League Soccer in the USA is also interested. Most of all, however, a possible return to his heart club in Barcelona is expected.
