The Argentine captain filmed himself for his Instagram stories and argued that the trip had already been previously canceled
By iProfessional
05/05/2023 – 13,05hs
the journey of Lionel Messi in Saudi Arabia He ended up uncovering several of the frustrations that both the leadership and the PSG fans felt towards the Argentine. The responses to the perceived indiscipline are proof of this: the club suspended the argentinian for two weeksunable to train or get paid, and supporters, led by the Collectif Ultras Paris group, vigorously protested against him in brutal terms: “Messi, son of p…”.
Number 30 had not spoken on the subject during the week, but finally this Friday used his Instagram account to publicly apologize to his colleagues and the club for not respecting the wishes of coach Christophe Galtierwho had summoned him to train on Monday: “I wanted to make this video after everything that is happening. First of all, apologize to my teammates, to the club. I honestly thought we were going to have a day off after the game as it had been happening during the previous weeks. I had organized this trip, which I had previously cancelled, and now I couldn’t”, argued the man from Rosario.
“I apologize for what I did and I am here waiting for what the club decides“, closed the message the Flea, dressed in a jacket and shirt in the video. Earlier, Galtier had issued for the first time on the subject at the press conference prior to his match against Troyes, for Ligue 1:” Let’s review the chronology. My sports management informed me at the beginning of the week of their decision to suspend Leo. So I made the decision not to comment on it”, said the DT, whose cycle in charge of the team would end at the end of the season; a campaign in which he could not go beyond the round of 16 of the Champions League, the great goal of the club.
Galtier’s word was the official confirmation by the Parisian club of the punishment of the Argentine star, amid rumors about his future. The short circuit with the board of directors headed by the Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi seems to be heading towards a final divorce, and neither the club nor the footballer would sign the optional year that appears in his contract, signed in August 2021. Loud criticism from the fans, who protested at the club headquarters, also contributed to the weather being far from the best.
Along with the punishment of the flea It was also reported that he will not renew his contractwhich expires in June, and the fall of that project turned out to be too much for the fans of the club in the French capital.
Are you going to Barcelona?
The desire of the Flea continues to be to remain in European football. And Barcelona, eager for good news for its fans after the Negreira case broke out, contacted 10 to offer him a possible tribute. Joan Laporta, however, needed much more than a farewell party to excite his fans. And in the offices they began to work on the financial maneuver that would allow them to register Messi in LaLiga.
A more than complex maneuver. “We cannot think about the signing of Leo if we do not first register the contracts of Araujo and Gavi“, explain sources from the sports management.
The Uruguayan and the Andalusian signed their respective contracts last year. However, by not complying with financial fair play, Barcelona could not register them. And if he does not provide a solution, both players will be released on June 30.
