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Lionel Messi speaks out after being suspended by PSG for Saudi trip

Lionel Messi has issued a statement on Instagram after being hit with a two-week suspension by Paris Saint-Germain for a trip to Saudi Arabia.

The GOAT, who continues to be linked with a move to Barcelona, has explained why he took the trip and has apologised to the club and his team-mates.

Here’s what he had to say:

“Hello. Well, I wanted to make this video after everything that’s going on. First of all, I apologise again to my team-mates at the club,” he said on Instagram Stories.

“I honestly thought that we were going to have the day off after the game as we had done before.