Suit jacket, fairly pale complexion despite a short stay in the sun, a very sad white background … In a video posted on Instagram, Lionel Messi apologized this Friday “to the club” and his “teammates” from PSG after his trip to Saudi Arabia earlier this week, decided without the agreement of the club.
“I sincerely thought that we were going to have a free day after the match, as was the case in the previous weeks, explained in Spanish the player in a short video. I had organized this trip and I could not cancel it, I had already canceled it before. I apologize to my teammates and wait for what the club will decide. I apologize to my partners and the club. »
Close to a start at the end of the season
Obviously unaware of the sanction imposed by PSG, Messi will therefore be surprised to learn that he has been suspended by the management of Paris Saint-Germain, who have also opened disciplinary proceedings against the Ballon d’Or. , ever closer to a start at the end of the season.
Messi “cannot train, cannot play and he is not paid for the time of the disciplinary procedure”, indicated a source with knowledge of the file to AFP, nevertheless refusing to advance on the duration of the suspension. According to several media including RMC and The Teamthis was set at two weeks.