Argentine superstar Messi has once again fallen into the storm of public opinion.
French "Team Newspaper" and other media pointed out that during the training of Paris Saint-Germain on Monday, Messi did not give coach Galti and technical director Campos leave, and flew directly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to shoot a tourism promotional film for Saudi officials. Messi's absence from training surprised his Paris team-mates.
Regarding Messi's absence from training, different media have given different statements. The relatively reliable statement is that Paris Saint-Germain manager Galti has previously stated that if the team wins against Lorient, then Monday and Tuesday will be off; If you can't win Lorient, Monday holiday is canceled.
Before the Paris vs Lorient match, Messi asked the club for leave and planned to go to Saudi Arabia on May 1 and 2 to fulfill his travel endorsement contract with Saudi Arabia. However, Paris lost 3-1 to Lorient and the manager cancelled his 1-day holiday. However, Messi still left Paris and flew to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While Paris Saint-Germain teammates were training, Messi took tourist promotional photos in Riyadh, 6,000 kilometers away.
On the one hand, Paris Saint-Germain's training, on the other hand, Saudi Arabia's tourism ambassador contract, Messi is also difficult to do. France's RMC Sports revealed some insider information:
Messi could no longer postpone his trip to Saudi Arabia. In May last year, Messi came to Saudi Arabia with Paredes to shoot a tourism promotional video. This is part of Messi's endorsement contract with Saudi Arabia, and the king gets 30 million euros / year endorsement fee, and has to come to Saudi Arabia at least once a year to fulfill contractual obligations, otherwise it is a breach of contract.
According to the plan, Messi will go to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in March. At that time, Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al Khateeb tweeted on social media, announcing that Messi would come to Saudi Arabia in March to experience Saudi Arabia as a tourism ambassador. However, after being eliminated by Bayern Munich in the 1/8 final of the Champions League, Messi decided to postpone his trip to Saudi Arabia. On March 14, Messi's father, Jorge Messi, came to Saudi Arabia as an explanation to the Saudi tourism department.
Macy shoots a travel promo
After postponing his plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March, Messi must find time to make a trip to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is about to usher in the hot season, and Messi needs to complete the shooting of promotional photos and promotional videos as soon as possible. So in April, Messi applied to Paris Saint-Germain to go to Saudi Arabia. Paris boss Galti revised his training plans, but Messi could not postpone his trip to the Middle East again.
Messi traveled to Saudi Arabia last May
Therefore, the "absence of Messi from training" is essentially a conflict of time - if he stays in Paris on Monday, Messi once again releases the pigeons of the Saudi tourism department, which is a breach of contract. Messi left early, with permission from the Paris club. The French "team newspaper" seized this matter to make a big fuss and "hacked" Messi again.