Paris St Germains Lionel Messi showed remorse towards his club and fellow players on Friday regarding his unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia which resulted in suspension from team activities – including missing out on training sessions. As per French media sources Messi received a fortnight long penalty for this excursion taken without permission by management.
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After PSG lost their Ligue 1 match versus Lorient by three goals to one on Sunday past they were set up for another training session where they anticipated the Argentinean stars presence but were disappointed yet again. Messi posted a video on Instagram where he expressed: “I had faith that I was meant to have a break after our game as has happened in weeks gone by.
This trip was well planned and I didn’t want to let anyone down even though I had already tried to cancel it.”
I humbly apologize to my fellow teammates for any disruptions that have arisen and patiently await further instruction from PSG management with regard to any possible consequences stemming from recent events ” shared Messi. To clarify matters swirling around this topic: PSG head coach Christophe Galtier denies involvement or participation in any decisions leading to Messi’s suspension; said suspension will keep him out of action for an upcoming two games against Troyes and Ajaccio as they fight to maintain their lead ahead of Olympique de Marseille by a margin of five points over their remaining five matches this season.
