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Paris: Lionel Messi returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after Argentina鈥檚 World Cup-winning captain was suspended for going on an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.
鈥淟eo Messi returns to training Monday morning,鈥� tweeted the club along with a photo of the 35-year-old in action.
His return makes it likely he will feature in PSG鈥檚 home match with relegation-threatened Ajaccio next Saturday.
PSG hold the whip hand in defending their Ligue 1 title, a six point lead over Lens with four matches remaining.
He was suspended by the Qatar-owned club after failing to turn up for training last Monday.
Instead, the seven-time Ballon d鈥橭r winner traveled to Saudi Arabia without PSG鈥檚 permission to fulfil commitments as part of a contract with the country鈥檚 tourist office.
Messi subsequently apologized in a video posted on Instagram to his 458 million followers.
鈥淚 had organized this trip to Saudi Arabia having canceled it previously. This time I couldn鈥檛 cancel it. I am sorry for what I did and I wait to see what the club decides to do.鈥�
The affair has made it increasingly unlikely that Messi will remain at PSG beyond this season, when his two-year contract with the club expires.