Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has decided to sanction Leo Messi with a two-week suspension for missing training this Monday, according to Radio Monte Carlo (RMC). The Argentine traveled a day after the league defeat on Sunday against Lorient due to a publicity commitment with Saudi Arabia. As La Vanguardia has learned, the player has not yet received confirmation of the sanction.
According to French media, Messi’s trip has inflamed the spirits in his club. The owner, the Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi, decided to take action on the matter for what is internally described as a serious mistake and for this reason the Parisian team decided to initiate this “classic disciplinary procedure after the absence of an employee without any authorization”. as RMC assures. The Argentine will therefore miss the next two PSG games, in Troyes this Sunday, and against Ajaccio on Saturday May 13.
According to L’Équipe, the PSG man from Rosario traveled on Monday to Saudi Arabia, a country on the Persian Gulf with which he has a juicy promotion contract, without the permission or authorization of Luis Campos or his coach, Christophe Galtier.
The entire squad showed up at the Camp des Loges sports city to exercise and some players, according to the French newspaper, were surprised by the non-presence of the Rosario. When the player scheduled the trip, the training that finally took place was not planned.
This episode coincides with the serious sporting crisis that PSG is going through, which has plummeted since the end of the World Cup in Qatar, precisely the one that enthroned Messi.
The capital team was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Bayern Munich and has lost three of its last four home games, limiting its advantage in the local championship over the second (Olympique de Marseille) to 5 points .
The 35-year-old captain of the Argentine team also ends his contract with the Parisians next June, without, for the moment, any progress in the renewal negotiations. One of the teams that is very aware of this continuity is Barça and this episode favors these interests.
