- PSG sanctioned Lionel Messi with a 15-day suspension for not showing up for training in Paris and traveling to Saudi Arabia without permission from the club.
- Messi will not receive a salary, he will not be able to train or play the scheduled matches.
- During his career at Barcelona, Messi generated an estimated income of 670 million dollars and in his transfer to PSG, in the first 24 hours after his announcement, the club sold more than 150,000 shirts for 23.5 million dollars.
PSG sanctioned Argentine player Lionel Messi with a 15-day suspension. It is because he did not show up for training this Monday and Tuesday in Paris.
The decision of the board of directors of the Parisian club was published by the newspaper L’Equipequasi-official organ of the institution run by Qatari investors.
The sanction, according to the same outlet, implies that he will not receive a salary for those two weeks, You will not be able to train with your teammates and you will not be able to play the games that are scheduled.
The reason: having traveled to Saudi Arabia this Monday, May 1, without permission from the club, 24 after the club had lost to Lorient.
According to the same outlet, PSG also made the decision not to renew the contract of the player who led the path of the Argentine National Team to the third World Cup in Qatar last December.
The issue generated a high impact in the international sports media and this Wednesday the front pages of the most important sports newspapers in the world reflect it.
Messi’s contract expires at the end of June and, everything indicates, his cycle at the Parisian club is over.
Messi traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this Monday as part of his commitments as Tourist Ambassador, a role for which he receives billions of dollars.
According to Argentine media, PSG was not scheduled to train this Monday, so the player had scheduled the trip to Riyadh with his family.
After Sunday’s loss, the coach changed his plans and included a practice session on Monday, with Messi already on his way to Riyadh.
In these 15 days, PSG has two games scheduled: against Troyes on May 7 and against Ajaccio on May 13.
Messi’s monthly salary is about 3.36 million euros, so the sanction would imply about 1.71 million euros.
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Earnings generated by Messi
Lionel Messi’s arrival had a significant impact on the success and revenue of the football clubs he has played for.
During his 21-year career at Barcelona, he helped the club win numerous titles and generated an estimated $670 million in revenue, according to a report by Spanish financial consultancy Deloitte.
Messi was also instrumental in boosting the club’s merchandising sales, with his shirts being one of the best-selling sports jerseys worldwide.
Messi’s impact on Barcelona’s revenue was further highlighted in 2020 when the club announced it had surpassed the 1 billion-euro ($1.18 billion) mark in revenue for the first time in its history.
With his move to PSG, Messi continued to generate substantial income for his new club.
In the first 24 hours after its announcement alone, PSG sold more than 150,000 Messi shirts (with the number 30), generating estimated sales of $23.5 million.
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