Suspended Messi apologises to PSG for Saudi trip

Lionel Messi has launched a video on his Instagram account to apologise to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates for lacking coaching to journey to Saudi Arabia.

Sources advised ESPN on Tuesday that Messi was given a two-week suspension with out pay after lacking Monday’s coaching session to fly to Saudi. Sources mentioned that PSG boss Christophe Galtier advised his workforce they might be given Monday and Tuesday off in the event that they beat Lorient on Sunday, however defeat would outcome within the workforce being known as in for coaching on Monday. PSG misplaced the match 3-1.

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Messi mentioned in a video posted to his Instagram story on Friday that he thought he may go on the trip as he had been afforded that point off in “previous weeks.”

“I wanted to make this video because of what is happening,” the World Cup-winning captain mentioned. “First of all, obviously I apologise to my teammates and the club. I honestly thought that we were going to have free time after the game as it had been happening in the previous weeks.

“I had organised this trip to [Saudi] Arabia that I had beforehand canceled and I could not [this time around]. I repeat, I apologise for what I did and I’m ready for what the membership decides.”

PSG boss Galtier said in a news conference on Friday that he had “nothing to do” with the suspension of Messi and that the board knowledgeable him of the choice at the beginning of the week.

Sources advised ESPN on Wednesday that Messi will depart PSG upon the expiry of his contract this summer time regardless of there being an settlement made in principal earlier than the World Cup in Qatar to prolong his keep on the membership. Sources added that Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia has triggered stress within the dressing room with some gamers sad concerning the incident.

On Wednesday, tons of of PSG supporters gathered exterior the membership’s Paris headquarters to specific their anger at Messi, in addition to teammate Neymar and president Nasser al-Khelaifi.

PSG stay on the prime of the Ligue 1 desk, 5 factors away from second-placed Marseille regardless of dropping three of their final six matches.