PSG has decided to sanction Lionel Messi for his unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia. Suspended for two weeks, the Argentinian striker will miss the next matches in Troyes and against Ajaccio. To the point of wondering if he will play again with Paris, when his contract will end next month.
From Riyadh to Paris, via Rosario, Miami and Barcelona, the case is talking about the four corners of the planet. PSG has decided to sanction Lionel Messi for his unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia. The day after the defeat against Lorient in Ligue 1 (1-3), the Argentine striker flew to the Middle East on Monday, accompanied by his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and their sons, as part of a partnership to promote local tourism. Without the approval of its leaders. At a time when the club from the capital, strongly criticized, is making a catastrophic end to the season, the getaway of the sevenfold Ballon d’Or has gone very badly in the upper echelons of PSG.
Without waiting for his return, the capital club chose to suspend Lionel Messi for two weeks. Luis Campos, the sports adviser, called him on Monday evening to inform him. The 2022 world champion will be deprived of matches, training and salary during this period. A first in his career. This sanction could lead to the end of his adventure in Paris, two years after his arrival from FC Barcelona, knowing that his contract will end on June 30. To the point of wondering if the Pulga will wear the red and blue jersey again…
He will remain three games after his suspension
It is already a given that Messi will not take part in his team’s next two Ligue 1 games. Christophe Galtier will have to compose without his 35-year-old star for the trip to Troyes (Sunday) and the reception of Ajaccio (May 13). There will then remain three days of the championship to be played: in Auxerre (May 21), Strasbourg (May 27) and against Clermont (June 3). Will the Albiceleste manager (174 caps, 102 goals) be reinstated for these final deadlines? It may depend on the results, while the eleventh title in the history of the club is not yet assured. No doubt also the state of mind of Messi, who has not yet communicated since the announcement of his sanction in the press. Not to mention his form.
The situation will in any case be closely monitored, in a context that promises to be particularly tense. While the Collectif Ultras Paris expressed its anger on Monday in front of the Camp des Loges and called for a mobilization this Wednesday in front of the club’s headquarters (the Factory), PSG is under pressure when it comes to completing its final sprint. After his trip to Saudi Arabia and the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, Leo Messi may fear a hostile reception from the Parc des Princes, where he has already been whistled by part of the public in recent months. To see how each other will manage this unexpected affair, which risks poisoning the end of the PSG season a little more.
Top Articles
2023-05-03 07:46:06
#suspension #Messi #Parisian #jersey
