Last Updated: May 12, 2023, 17:15 IST
Lionel Messi will begin Paris St Germain’s Ligue 1 sport towards Ac Ajaccio on Saturday after returning to coaching following a club-imposed suspension, coach Christophe Galtier stated on Friday.
“I spoke with him on Tuesday to see what his mindset was and I discovered him very decided to play… He will begin tomorrow,” Galtier told a press conference.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner sat out last weekend’s win at Troyes after missing a training session to fulfil commitments in his role as a Saudi tourism ambassador.
The Argentine later apologised to the club and his team-mates, and resumed training with PSG on Monday, but his time at the Parc des Princes is coming to a sad end.
After two uninspiring years in France, Messi looks set to play in Saudi Arabia next season as part of a blockbuster deal that would see him follow arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo to the Gulf kingdom.
Messi, who turns 36 next month, will sign a “huge” contract with an as-yet-unnamed membership, a supply shut to the negotiations advised AFP this week.
“Messi is a achieved deal. He will play in Saudi Arabia subsequent season,” said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“The contract is exceptional. It’s huge. We are just finalising some small details,” added the supply, who isn’t authorised to converse to media.
PSG have but to affirm the departure, whereas Messi’s father and agent Jorge insists the World Cup winner has not determined the place he’ll play subsequent season.
But it seems sure his stint at PSG will conclude in June, after the membership hopes to have a good time a document eleventh French league crown.
“If the membership had wished to renew his contract, it might have been achieved earlier,” stated a PSG supply.
(With inputs from Agencies)
