Last Updated: May 03, 2023, 03:32 IST
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner left Barcelona in 2021 to hitch PSG, however he has struggled to breed his greatest kind in Paris, scoring 31 targets in 69 appearances. (Twitter)
World Cup winner Messi, who will flip 36 in June, performed in PSG’s 3-1 house defeat to Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday
Lionel Messi faces being suspended by Paris Saint-Germain after travelling to Saudi Arabia earlier this week with out the membership’s permission, a supply with data of the matter informed AFP on Tuesday.
The supply stated that Argentina’s World-Cup profitable captain, who’s out of contract on the finish of the season, could be banned for “a number of days”, while various media in France reported that he would be hit with a two-week suspension.
“He cannot train, cannot play, and will not be paid while disciplinary measures are in place,” the supply added.
Another membership supply indicated that the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner would “in all probability” be sidelined for a fortnight, noting that “nobody is more important than the club”.
Messi, who will flip 36 in June, performed in PSG’s 3-1 house defeat by Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
He then travelled to Saudi Arabia to fulfil commitments as a part of a contract with the nation’s vacationer workplace.
As a end result Messi missed a coaching session pencilled in for Monday following the weekend defeat, earlier than the PSG squad got a time off on Tuesday.
The supply with data of the matter stated that the Argentine wouldn’t participate in coaching on Wednesday both.
PSG are as a result of return to league motion away at struggling Troyes on Sunday, a recreation that Messi could now miss.
If he have been to be sidelined for 2 weeks he would additionally sit out a house match towards Ajaccio on May 13.
The disciplinary measures make the prospect of Messi staying within the French capital after his two-year deal expires on the finish of this season much more distant.
Having at one level appeared set to increase his keep for one more yr, a supply near the membership informed AFP final month that he was now “more likely” to depart at the campaign’s end.
Messi arrived from Barcelona in 2021 but has struggled to reproduce his best form in Paris, scoring 31 goals in 71 appearances in all competitions.
He was recently jeered by a section of the PSG support, who see him as a symbol of all the club have done wrong in focusing on superstar signings while failing to build a genuinely competitive team.
Messi has scored 20 goals in all competitions this season and is the leading assist-provider in Ligue 1, with 15.
However, his form since leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar has declined along with that of the team.
PSG’s insipid performance against Lorient brought a sixth defeat in 17 Ligue 1 matches in 2023.
They remain five points clear of Marseille at the top of the table with five games left, and are therefore still on course for a record 11th French title.
However, they were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by Bayern Munich and also went out of the French Cup at the same stage to Marseille.
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