After
Paris Saint Germain's tough home defeat against Lorient 3-1
, this Sunday, the team led by
Christophe Galtier
had Monday off.
And Lionel Messi took advantage of it for a lightning trip to Saudi Arabia.
Accompanied by his family, the Argentine flew to the Asian country where he has been serving as a tourist ambassador since last year.
His arrival in Arabia sparked a revolution among the people, who received him on social networks with the hashtag
#HolaMessi
.
Even those in charge of governing the country also joined the greetings to Leo through the networks.
Saudi Arabian Tourism Minister
Ahmed Al Khateeb
wrote:
"I am delighted to welcome Saudi Arabian Tourism Ambassador Lionel Messi and his family on their second holiday here. We are happy to share our authentic Saudi welcome with everyone." you".
Last year, Messi had also made a getaway to Saudi Arabia, where he has commercial agreements with the government.
That time he had been accompanied by Leandro Paredes, then his teammate at PSG.
On this occasion, he traveled with
Antonela Roccuzzo
and her children, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.
According to the French press,
this Tuesday, the Argentine will be back in Paris
to rejoin PSG training, which must prepare for its next game against Troyes, on Sunday as a visitor.
The Parisian team continues to lead but now with a five-point advantage over
Olympique de Marseille, who beat Auxerre 2-1 with a great performance from Alexis Sánchez
and on Saturday they can momentarily get two points behind PSG if they defeat Lens.
Ligue 1 has five dates left to finish the season.
Where will Messi play next season?
For now everything is a mystery.
Between the rumors that bring him closer to Barcelona and the known offer from Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia - he does not plan to meet with the leaders - La Pulga is still awaiting a meeting with the boss of PSG, Nasser Al Khelaifi, to see if he renews, to Despite everything, his contract with the club from the French capital.
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