Lionel Messi He spoke in the midst of controversy over the fine imposed by psg. The Argentine footballer shared a video on his Twitter account instagram in which he apologized to the institution and its players.
“Hello, so… I wanted to make this video after all that’s going on”, begins Leo, dressed in a suit and tie and no tie, with a white background behind him.
This unfortunate episode between Messi and PSG has to do with the Argentine’s absence from training on Monday 1 May. The team had been informed that they would have Mondays and Tuesdays off, but Sunday’s defeat against Lorient changed their plans and the players had to report to training.
The situation surprised Messi, who had planned a trip to Saudi Arabia to fulfill a commercial commitment that sees him as the country’s tourism ambassador. As reported by the French press, the club’s reaction would have been to sanction Messi for two weeks, which was not officially communicated but which Leo respected by not going to train on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Messi’s pardon
In a sad tone, three days after the two-week ban imposed on him by PSG, Messi begins by apologizing, focusing on his teammates.
“First of all, I apologize to my teammates, to the club…”, says Leo, who quickly explains why he went to Saudi Arabia, sparking an unprecedented controversy in the two years he’s played in France.
“I thought we would be free after the match, as had happened in the previous weeks. I had organized this trip to Arabia, which I had previously canceled and I couldn’t”, Leo justified himself.
“I apologize for what I did and I’m here waiting for what the club will decide, nothing more, a hug,” Messi said goodbye.
Saudi prepares an offer for Messi
The captain of the Argentina national team was tempted by Al-Hilal de Saudi Arabia with 400 million euros on a one-year contract, with the intention of playing the classic against Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, as announced by the European press.
In this context, both Messi and Paris Saint Germain coincide, without making it official, in which the union between the two parties will end on June 30th And Rosario’s future is a mystery despite the fact that many consider his return to Barcelona almost complete.
The explanation for this mega-offer is that Al-Hilal wants to incorporate Messi into its ranks to strengthen his team against that of Cristiano Ronaldoincreasing the rivalry with the club that contracted the Portuguese and giving life to matches that revive the duel faced in both Real Madrid and Barcelona, said Mundo Deportivo.
In Al-Hilal’s offer to Messi, it is not contemplated that he act as ambassador of the Saudi candidacy for the 2030 World Cup, to which Arabia aspires.
The decision is due to the fact that Rosario was unable to promote a candidacy that was in direct competition with that of Argentina-Uruguay-Paraguay which also wants to host that World Cup.
Messi has the well-known interest of Barcelona, Inter Miami and Al-Hilal with all their petrodollars, but it is clear that the world champion’s priority is to continue in European football to prepare as much as possible for the 2024 Copa América.
The bank to Messi of the DT of Nantes
The Nantes manager from France, Antoine Kombouaretoday he maintained an expansive defense of Lionel Messi as part of the sanction and persecution at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and asked that “they don’t touch him”.
“Don’t touch Messi. Should I say it in French or in what language?” Surprised the DT at the press conference.
“I don’t care what happens on the pitch and the problems PSG have. I love Messi, I love how he plays and Messi doesn’t touch him, is that clear?” he continued.
Nantes, led by Kombouaré, are trying to escape relegation in a fight on an equal footing with Racing de Strasbourg, but the coach took a few minutes to defend the Argentine amid criticism from fans and the penalty suffered for going one day in Saudi Arabia for marketing purposes.
“It’s not my problem, it’s PSG’s and its coach’s problem. I’m in love with his game, I love him and I will never criticize him. All the criticism I see is very harsh and what’s happening against him is a shame And much better, it will happen that he leaves and that makes me happy because we don’t deserve it,” said the former PSG footballer in the 1980s and Parisian manager between 2009 and 2011.
Source: Clarin
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