Messi suspended for 2 weeks from PSG for unauthorised Saudi trip

Football star Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris St-Germain for two weeks after an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia this week.

The Argentinian captain was not be able to train or play for the team during the period of his suspension, with the trip following PSG’s defeat by Lorient last Sunday.

The football star reportedly asked for permission to carry out commercial work through the journey but was refused by PSG.

Messi has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia, with his two-year contract with PSG expiring this summer. His trip has reportedly been postponed twice due to team defeats.

The 35-year-old player was pictured in Riyadh on Monday, but his trip to Saudi Arabia means that he will miss the upcoming Ligue 1 matches against Troyes and Ajaccio.

This also comes as Saudi club Al Hilal plan on signing Messi on this summer, being ready to pay a whopping £400 million for just one season.

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