It’s as harsh a punishment as it is seemingly a warning. HE Paris Saint-Germain Confirmed Lionel Messi with two weeks without playing or training Due to unauthorized travel to Saudi Arabia. According to French radio station RMC, the Argentine star will not receive his millionaire salary at that time either. The Paris team decided on this disciplinary action against one of its stars this Tuesday afternoon. a drastic measure Received by President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, After Messi surprised his PSG teammates by missing Monday’s practice.
The Argentine star traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday to attend a series of events as part of a sponsorship agreement with the Gulf country’s Tourism Office. Because of this displacement, Not authorized by PSGMessi did not attend Monday’s training in the team’s sports city owned by Qatar. According to the French press, neither his teammates nor sporting director Luis Campos knew about this trip.
Farther and farther from Paris?
Messi’s environment justified the absence because of the programming at the last moment of training on Monday. In principle, PSG should not train on Monday (a holiday as it is International Labor Day) or Tuesday. Later Unexpected defeat against humble Lorient at Parc des Princes (1-3) – a setback that often comes at a time of tension in the turbulent Paris dressing room – coach Christophe Galtier announced a recovery session for Monday. According to the former Barça captain’s circle, when this training was announced, Messi was already flying to Arabia.
This harsh PSG sanction came just at such a time. frozen negotiations About his possible renewal between Parisian leaders and representatives of Messi. Continuity is trading at very low levels in the French capital. Al-Khelaïfi’s toughness towards one of his cracks seems to outline a divorce from June 30th that many take for granted.