Messi, the seven-time best player in the world, said in a brief video broadcast in Spanish: “Honestly, I thought we would have a rest day after the game, as has been the norm for the past few weeks.”
And the world champion, who is linked to a contract with the Tourism Authority in Saudi Arabia, continued, as he regularly promotes on his social networks, “I organized a trip and I couldn’t take it. cancel after having canceled it before. I apologize to my colleagues and I wait for what the club will decide. I apologize to my colleagues and the club.”
Saint-Germain suspended the 2022 World Cup champion this week after he missed training to make a promotional visit to Saudi Arabia.
Messi is not expected to extend his contract with the Parisian club, and there are only five games left this season.
Galtier was asked in a press conference if he could count on the seven-time Ballon d’Or star after returning from suspension, and he replied: “We’ll see what happens when Leo comes back, obviously there will be discussions with the whole club but also with Leo, who is the main person.” meaning”.
The club have not confirmed the length of the Argentine star’s suspension, but French media have reported that it will take two weeks meaning he will miss at least two matches.
Saint-Germain top the French League standings, five points behind second-placed Marseille.
Galtier said the club told him to stop Messi, but he declined to say whether he supported the decision.
Galtier said: “I didn’t have to make the decision, I was informed of the decision.”
This disciplinary measure comes at a crucial time for Messi’s future at Paris Saint-Germain, as he is at the end of his contract with the club in the French capital.
The 35-year-old star has scored 15 league goals this season, which is his second season with Paris Saint-Germain, following a storied career with Barcelona.
In Argentina, local newspapers called the decision unfair, so Olé wrote: “Very cruel (…) because he is the best in the world, his behavior has been exemplary throughout his career.”
In France, coach Antoine Kombuare criticized this behavior, saying that “we don’t touch Messi, whatever he does.” Groups of club supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with the results, the players and the management on Wednesday outside the Saint-Germain headquarters and the home of the currently injured Brazilian striker Neymar.
Read the Latest World News Today on The Eastern Herald.
