Ultras, the club's supporters group, rioted in front of PSG's headquarters with a banner insulting World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi. Earlier, they gave the Argentine forward a double in the home match as well. The latest incident came after he was banned from traveling to Saudi Arabia without the club's permission.
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A few days ago, Messi went to Saudi Arabia as a tourism ambassador. But the club alleged the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner had done so without their permission. The French champions banned him for two weeks for this offence. It can be said that Messi's PSG chapter is over. The contract is set to expire next June. He is a free agent after that.
According to Messi's national team and former Barca teammate Javier Mascherano, PSG will one day regret this behaviour. He said, 'The sad thing is that they didn't understand how lucky they were to have him in their team. I think even 10 years ago no Paris fans could have imagined that they could have the best player in history in their team. But they criticize him if he spends two years without enjoying it.
According to Mascherano, any team in the world would give their all to get Messi.
The former star of Argentina said, 'In 10 years they will regret. Any team in the world would give anything to get him for five minutes. It is impossible to criticize him. Let him go where he will be happy with his family. If it stays here, that's fine; Every week you will see him scoring great goals. Otherwise we will watch him on TV, as we have been watching him for the last 20 years.'
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