Argentinean Lionel Messi ignored his presence at the French Ligue 1 awards ceremony, as if confirming his unwillingness to be associated with Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi, nominated for the 2022/23 French League Player of the Year award, chose not to attend the awards ceremony, which took place on Sunday evening.
Instead, Messi opted to attend a concert in Barcelona, as the Argentine quickly traveled to Catalonia to attend the Cold Play concert at the Montjuïc stadium, hosting Barcelona from next season.
Spanish journalist Gerard Romero posted on his Twitter account a video clip of Messi at the Cold Play party with the audience cheering the Argentine’s name.
🎥 Gritos Messi, Messi @JijantesFCpic.twitter.com/m36mirWUBr
— Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) May 28, 2023
In addition to Messi, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was also absent from the French team, while Kylian Mbappe, Ashraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendez were present from the Paris team.
Mbappé retained the Best of the French League award for the fourth straight season with a win over Messi.
Viewers also noticed Messi’s absence from the Paris Saint-Germain club’s video of winning the French championship, as he did not appear in the video that the club posted on their social media accounts after the draw against Strasbourg on matchday 37. “League 1”.
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Notably, Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the current season and there are speculations that he will return to Barcelona to end his career in a Blaugrana shirt.
Source: “Media”