Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, is reportedly set to lose €1.7 million in wages following his suspension from the club over a personal promotional trip to Saudi Arabia.
It was understood that Messi had unsuccessfully asked PSG for permission to be able to travel to the Saudi. However permisison. Nevertheless, he embarked on the trip on Sunday night without the club’s permission.
Consequently, Messi was suspended for two games – matches against Troyes and Ajaccio this month and fined two weeks’ wages. He was also asked to stay away from training. The Argentine World Cup winner could return for the match against Auxerre on May 21.
The 35 year old, seven-time Ballon d’Or winner posted about his presence in Riyadh on his social media. He already serves a tourism ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
The former Barcelona captain was in the Middle East as a part of his role for Saudi Arabian Tourism, and was around the city of Riyadh.
Messi, who returned to Paris on Tuesday is in the final months of his 2-year deal with PSG.
According to Sky Sports, “Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal want to sign Messi this summer when his contract at PSG runs out and, with the backing of the country, are prepared to pay him an astronomical £400m for just one season in order to market a league that contains both Cristiano Ronaldo and the 2022 World Cup winner.”
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