Lionel Messi and PSG: two years of disagreements that are ‘crowned’ with a two-week ban for the Argentine

In the Middle East desert, Lionel Messi warmed up his relationship with PSG, and the consequence has been that the Argentine will be out of the squad for two weeks, without training and without receiving the salary that corresponds to that period, according to French media reports. such as “L’Équipe” and “RMC Sports”.

Thus, the relationship between the Argentine and the Parisian team ends up sinking, a story that was written to take PSG to the top of world football, but which is ending without lights and without revenue for both parties: neither Champions nor good moments for Leo

Last Monday Lionel Messi traveled to Saudi Arabia without the club’s authorization to meet business commitments and took the opportunity to take time off with his family, considering that PSG was not going to have training between Monday and Tuesday, since he played on Sunday and his next duel It’s next Sunday. However, after the defeat against Lorient that reduced their advantage over Marseille to five points, the technical command of the Parisian team decided to work on Monday, but Leo was already on his way to the Middle East, so he missed training for Monday.

According to the French press, Lionel Messi had already canceled his trip twice, so this time he was determined to go since he is an ambassador for the country brand of that destination, with a contract that generates 30 million euros per year.

For this reason, Nasser Al-Khelaifi himself, president of the club, would have taken the case into his hands and the final decision was to sanction the Argentine for two weeks. The ’10’ will miss the games against Troyes (Sunday 7) and Ajaccio (13), and will only see activity against Auxerre on the 21st of this month.

“PSG initiated this disciplinary process after the absence of an employee without any authorization”, reports “RMC Sports” in this regard.

That he has traveled precisely to Saudi Arabia, a country that ‘fights’ with Qatar –investors in PSG–, for being the face of the Middle East was not liked very much either.

-Her future-

The sanction by the board of directors is added to the blunders he receives from the fans, the lack of great sporting successes and the fact that the club has given the weight of the image to Kylian Mbappé.

Thus, Messi has everything ready to leave Paris as soon as the season ends. The return to Barcelona is the destination that he wants, but the Catalan team has not yet managed to resolve the financial issues to be able to receive his prodigal son. They must cut 200 million euros from their salary mass to put their accounts in blue and more if they want to have Leo in their ranks.

Barça has presented a feasibility plan to the League regarding its financial commitments, but has not received a response from the governing body of the Spanish tournament. Further meetings are expected in the coming days. The culé team does not want to miss the opportunity to have the player who grew up in La Masía again.

There is no shortage of bidders for Messi: Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia itself or even David Beckham’s Inter Miami from MLS. “The really important thing is that he finds the place where he can continue to be happy on a playing field,” says Lionel Scaloni, his coach in Argentina.

Thus, Messi went from the joy of being world champion to a sanction that he had never received before in his career. Soccer is also played outside the fields.

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