Lionel Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia, to fulfill his 30 million-euro contract with the Asian nation’s tourism office, did not go down very well in France and with the hosts of his Paris Saint Germain team, which comes from lose in Ligue 1 despite being a pointer.
Messi’s escape is giving a lot to talk about in the club, since the fans are very angry and, although no teammate has ruled on the subject, there is also bad weather in the PSG dressing room.
According to information from RMC Sport, Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia did not cease to surprise his fellow Parisians and the moment he did so raises doubts for a player who is certainly exceptional but whose performance was not at his level during some sections of the season. season.
The controversial trip also took place in an inappropriate context, the day after PSG’s defeat against Lorient (1-3), but the money justifies the trip from Rosario to the Persian Gulf, since it is linked to tourist-commercial contractual obligations .
Messi is generously paid by Saudi Arabia to promote the kingdom’s image as part of a promotional campaign by the local tourist office. On its site, the Saudi tourism office offers to live “essential Messi experiences” or discover “the ultimate Saudi Messi experience.”
Saudi Arabia intends to take advantage of Messi’s brand image to praise the merits of the kingdom that aspires to host the 2030 World Cup. Everything seems to indicate that Messi will not continue at PSG next season and the hypothesis of a return to Barcelona took a lot of force .
It was recently learned, through RMC Sport, Le Parisien and L’Equipe, that the French club suspended Rosario for two weeks. This would have occurred since, as they let it be known, he would not have requested authorization to travel.
Therefore, the Argentine striker could miss the next two dates in Ligue 1, the match against Troyes and against Ajaccio, as well as the impediment to train with the rest of the squad. The PSG authorities are analyzing whether the suspension will consider the salary discount as a sanction.
From RMC Sport they indicated that the decision of the sports institution is a “classic disciplinary procedure after the non-compliance / absence of an employee without any authorization. No further comments will be made from the club”.
