{"id":64990,"date":"2023-05-08T15:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/08\/lionel-messi-returns-to-psg-training-following-suspension\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T15:56:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:56:17","slug":"lionel-messi-returns-to-psg-training-following-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/08\/lionel-messi-returns-to-psg-training-following-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi returns to PSG training following suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lionel Messi has returned to Paris Saint-Germain after his suspension for an unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia was lifted by the club.<\/p>\n

The Argentine international did not report to training with the French champions on Monday last week following the defeat to Lorient as he was in Saudi Arabia\u2019s capital city, Riyadh.<\/p>\n

Messi has a multi-million-pound deal with Saudi \u2013 who want to host the 2030 World Cup \u2013 to promote tourism in the country.<\/p>\n

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PSG responded by suspending the 35-year-old for two weeks and, as a result, ruled him out of Ligue 1 games against Troyes at the weekend and Ajaccio next Saturday.<\/p>\n

Messi moved to explain his actions and apologise last week and, following discussions with the club, returned to training on Monday while teammates had the day off following Sunday\u2019s win.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHello, well, I wanted to make this video after everything that is happening,\u201d Messi said in a video posted on Instagram on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, I apologise to my teammates, to the club. Honestly, I thought we were going to have a day off after the game, as had been happening in previous weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had this trip to Arabia organised and I couldn\u2019t cancel it. I had already cancelled it before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI repeat again and apologise for what I did. Here I am, waiting for what the club decides.\u201d<\/p>\n

Messi\u2019s future at PSG beyond the 2022-23 season is uncertain. He joined the club from Barcelona in the summer of 2021 on a two-year contract worth \u20ac30million per year.<\/p>\n

The deal includes the option of a third year at the same rate if both parties agree to the extension, but it is the expectation that he will depart.<\/p>\n

In Messi\u2019s absence, PSG defeated Troyes on Sunday to maintain their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table.<\/p>\n

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