Lionel Messi returned to coaching with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain was suspended for occurring an unauthorised journey to Saudi Arabia. “Leo Messi returns to coaching Monday morning,” tweeted the membership together with a photograph of the 35-year-old in motion. His return makes it doubtless he’ll function in PSG’s house match with relegation-threatened Ajaccio subsequent Saturday. PSG maintain the whip hand in defending their Ligue 1 title, a six level lead over Lens with 4 matches remaining.

He was suspended by the Qatar-owned membership after failing to show up for coaching final Monday.

Instead, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner travelled to Saudi Arabia with out PSG’s permission to fulfil commitments as a part of a contract with the nation’s vacationer workplace.

Messi subsequently apologised in a video posted on Instagram to his 458 million followers.

“I had organised this trip to Saudi Arabia having cancelled it previously. This time I couldn’t cancel it. I am sorry for what I did and I wait to see what the club decides to do.”

The affair has made it more and more unlikely that Messi will stay at PSG past this season, when his two-year contract with the membership expires.

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