Lionel Messi has apologized to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates for taking an unauthorized two-day commute to Saudi Arabia previous this week.
The World Cup winner used to be suspended through PSG for 2 weeks, all the way through which era he’s banned from enjoying or coaching with the crew and can have his pay docked, in keeping with experiences in France.
“First of all, I want to apologize to my teammates and the club,” Messi mentioned within the video clip posted to his Instagram tale. “Honestly, I believed we [the squad] have been going to have a time off after the sport like we did in earlier weeks.”
“I had this trip [to Saudi Arabia] organized which I had canceled [once] already; I couldn’t cancel it again,” Messi added. “I repeat: I wish to make an apology for what I did. I’m ready to listen to what the membership desires to do with me”.
There have been widespread reports this week that Messi will not be offered a new contract this summer when his current deal ends. On Friday the PSG head coach, Christophe Galtier, said the player would talk about his immediate future with the club when he returns from suspension.
“We’ll see when Leo returns what is going to occur,” Galtier told a press conference on Friday. “Obviously, there will probably be discussions with all the membership but additionally with Leo, who’s the principle particular person concerned.”
Galtier added that the club told him Messi had been suspended, but declined to say if he endorsed the sanction. “I did not need to make the verdict,” the coach said. “I used to be knowledgeable of the verdict.”
Reports have linked Messi to Inter Miami in MLS, a return to Barcelona or a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia with Al Hilal. It has been a turbulent week for the French league leaders, with some fans gathering outside Neymar’s home to call for him to leave the club too.
“Private existence should stay personal,” Galtier said in response to the protests. “I can understand the anger, the disappointment of our fans. I can understand protesting here at our workplace after a match at Parc des Princes.”
But going to gamers’ personal properties is “out of control and dangerous,” Galtier mentioned. Neymar had season-ending surgical procedure on his proper ankle in March.