Lionel Messi returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after Argentina\u2019s World Cup-winning captain was suspended for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.
\n\u201cLeo Messi returns to training Monday morning,\u201d tweeted the club along with a photo of the 35-year-old in action.
\nHis return makes it likely he will feature in PSG\u2019s home match with relegation-threatened Ajaccio next Saturday.
\nPSG hold the whip hand in defending their Ligue 1 title, a six-point lead over Lens with four matches remaining.
\nHe was suspended by the Qatar-owned club after failing to turn up for training last Monday.
\nInstead, the seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner travelled to Saudi Arabia without PSG\u2019s permission to fulfil commitments as part of a contract with the country\u2019s tourist office.
\nMessi subsequently apologised in a video posted on Instagram to his 458 million followers.
\n\u201cI had organised this trip to Saudi Arabia having cancelled it previously. This time I couldn\u2019t cancel it. I am sorry for what I did and I wait to see what the club decides to do.\u201d
\nThe affair has made it increasingly unlikely that Messi will remain at PSG beyond this season when his two-year contract with the club expires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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