Lionel Messi has resumed training with PSG following his suspension for an unauthorized travel to Saudi Arabia.
The Ligue 1 club tweeted a snapshot of Messi in training gear with the caption: “Leo Messi back in training this Monday morning.”
Paris Saint-Germain has punished the Argentine superstar for two weeks for an unauthorized travel to Saudi Arabia.
The Argentina World Cup winner had planned the trip as part of his commercial obligations as an ambassador for tourism in the country.
PSG players were supposed to be off on Monday, but following their 3-1 defeat to Lorient on Sunday, manager Christophe Galtier called the squad in for training instead. But Messi was already in transit to Saudi Arabia and unable to turn back.
On Friday, Messi apologised in a social media message to the club and his team-mates for missing the training session.
‘I thought we were going to have a day off after the game as always,’ Messi began in the 39-second clip shared onto his Instagram story.
‘I had this trip organised and I couldn’t cancel it. I had already cancelled it before. I apologise to my team-mates and I’m waiting for what the club wants to do with me.’
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner joined PSG from Barcelona in August 2021 after the Catalan club ran into severe financial difficulties. Barcelona wants to re-sign him this summer but it is unclear whether they can agree a deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal willing to offer him a huge offer of more than £350m a year.