Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi has decided to leave PSG in the summer while French sports daily L’Equipe claimed on Tuesday that the club wouldn’t renew his contract following an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.
Messi signed an optional third-season clause in his contract when he first arrived in 2021. Club officials have decided not to activate it, the report said.
The 35-year-old was suspended for two weeks on Tuesday, L’Equipe added, as he was supposed to practice with his team following a 3-1 defeat at home against Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday, but instead flew to Saudi Arabia.
The Argentina World Cup winner is banned from playing or training with the team, and his pay will be docked during his suspension.
PSG are top of the standings with 75 points from 33 matches, five points ahead of second-placed Olympique de Marseille.
Arriving in Paris as a free agent in 2021, the 35-year-old Fifa World Cup winner scored 15 goals and registered 15 assists in Ligue 1 this season.
