{"id":65532,"date":"2023-05-10T11:58:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/10\/psg-shorten-messi-suspension\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T11:58:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:58:12","slug":"psg-shorten-messi-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/10\/psg-shorten-messi-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG Shorten Messi Suspension &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi trained with the Paris Saint-Germain first team yesterday and will be available for selection for their match against Ajaccio on Saturday, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine, who sources say was suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia last week and missing practice as a result, trained on his own at the Ligue 1 leaders\u2019 facility Monday while the rest of the first team was given the day off following a win over Troyes on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Sources added that PSG took the decision to shorten Messi\u2019s suspension, originally reported by French media to be two weeks, after the World Cup winner issued an apology to the club, his teammates and fans for missing practice last week.<\/p>\n<p>Messi will still be fined two weeks\u2019 wages, approximately \u20ac1.6 million, the sources added.<\/p>\n<p>PSG posted a picture of Messi training on social media, along with the caption: \u201cThe Argentinean striker from Paris Saint-Germain was back in training on Monday, May 8.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later on Monday, Messi attended the Laureus Awards in Paris, where he was named Sportsman of the Year and also accepted the award for World Team of the Year on behalf of Argentina, who he led to the 2022 World Cup trophy in December.<\/p>\n<p>Messi\u2019s future at PSG remains unclear, with a source close to the Argentina captain saying he received a formal offer to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal next season, while adding that a contract renewal at PSG is not in the cards for the 36-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia appointed Messi its tourism ambassador last year, and he visited Jeddah in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He returned in January to play a friendly match with PSG against a team of Saudi League stars, where he faced longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Al Nassr.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi \u00a0 Lionel Messi trained with the Paris Saint-Germain first team yesterday and will be available for selection for their match against Ajaccio on Saturday, sources told ESPN. 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