“Messi’s Unauthorized Trip to Saudi Arabia: PSG Sanctions and Future Plans”

2023-05-04 07:01:00

Lionel Messi in an amusement park, Lionel Messi in a restaurant, Lionel Messi in a palm grove. The world champion did not exactly make a secret of his unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.

On the contrary: Messi smiled obediently into numerous cameras, the photos of him, his wife Antonella and their sons went around the world from Riyadh. In Paris in particular, enthusiasm was limited.

A training session was actually on the agenda at Paris St.-Germain on Monday, a day following the 3-1 home defeat once morest FC Lorient with a lackluster Messi.

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But the world star preferred to fulfill his duties as “ambassador for tourism in Saudi Arabia”. According to media reports, PSG then suspended its top star for two weeks. The 35-year-old has obviously snubbed the Qatari owners of the club around Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

Messi should forego salary

At the near end of the already troubled relationship between club and kicker, there should no longer be any doubt at the latest. “During the suspension, Messi will not be able to train, play or be paid,” a source close to the club told AFP regarding the sanction.

Should he actually miss two games in the title race, the Argentine would only have three appearances left in the PSG shirt – and even those are not guaranteed given the infighting.

Messi has lost a lot of credit with many PSG fans anyway, since the World Cup triumph in December his form has decreased significantly, the whistles in the Prinzenpark were recently unmistakable.

Where is Messi going?

Hardly anyone expects a possible extension of the expiring contract. The question has long been where the world footballer is going. Back to Barcelona? In the USA? Or in the end to Saudi Arabia, where his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo is already kicking?

In any case, Messi has taken a liking to the desert state. “Who would have thought that Saudi Arabia would be so green?” he posted – or rather one of his agents – at the weekend on Instagram under a picture full of palm trees: “I love exploring the unexpected wonders whenever I can. Visit Saudi Arabia.”

Messi then did that himself – and a few days later experienced his own, albeit rather blue miracle.

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