Messi returns to PSG training after suspension
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi has returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after he was suspended for going on an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.
His return makes it likely he will feature in PSG’s home match with relegation-threatened Ajaccio next Saturday.
PSG hold the whip hand in defending their Ligue 1 title, a six-point lead over Lens with four matches remaining.
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The Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain was suspended by the Qatar-owned club after failing to turn up for training last Monday.
Instead, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner travelled to Saudi Arabia without PSG’s permission to fulfil commitments as part of a contract with the country’s tourist office.
However, Messi subsequently apologised in a video posted on Instagram to his 458 million followers.
“I had organiszed this trip to Saudi Arabia having cancelled it previously. This time I couldn’t cancel it. I am sorry for what I did and I wait to see what the club decides to do.”
The affair has made it increasingly unlikely that Messi will remain at PSG beyond this season when his two-year contract with the club expires.
