Messi signed a third-season option clause in his contract when he first arrived in 2021 and club officials decided not to activate it, according to the report.
The world champion with the Argentine National Team He was also suspended for two weeks.because he was due to train with his team after a 3-1 home loss against Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday, but flew to Saudi Arabia instead, L’Equipe added.
Messi will not be able to play or train with the team, and his salary will be deducted during his suspension, the report added.
Messi will miss the Ligue 1 games against Troyes and Ajaccio, but could return for the game against Auxerre on May 21. PSG leads the tournament table with 75 points in 33 games.
In addition to not being able to attend practices, “Lio” will have his salary deducted during the two weeks of sanction.
“Nobody is above PSG. The fans are angry about the game and the lack of discipline and this is not a good example. Messi is not different from anyone. If he goes thousands of kilometers for a business matter, he needs permission from the club. There are lines that cannot be transferred”, had been the words of Al Khelaifi about the sanction to the “Flea”.
While he is unable to play the matches against Troyes and Ajaccio, Messi will evaluate his situation for next season, which has Barcelona and Inter Miami of the MLS as possible destinations for the Argentine once he leaves the French club.
From Spain they assured that Messi has everything ready for his return, it would only be necessary to clarify the economic ones, since that would be an important obstacle to not exceed the financial fair play – they are exceeded by around 200 million euros – imposed by the Spanish League. The world champion had several trips to Barcelona in recent weeks and the illusion grew stronger on the part of the Catalan team.
A few days ago, Messi took a photo with the man who wants to take him to the MLS in the United States, David Beckham. The British, president of Inter Miami, expressed his intention to bring “Lio” to American soccer on several occasions and that possibility may be more and more real.
Source: Ambito
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