Despite Lionel Messi reportedly being permitted to prioritize Argentina games as part of his PSG deal, sporting director Leonardo was hugely reluctant to let the 34-year-old return to his homeland for the November international break.That unique clause reportedly included in Messi’s contract appears to be causing friction and Leonardo has voiced his displeasure about it.When Messi joined PSG, it was claimed that he wants to put the national team first, having the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in mind and that such a clause will not ignite animosity between country and club.However, the forward has missed PSG’s last two games with a knee injury and Leonardo is not happy about the situation of losing him and Leandro Paredes to international duty.Sat, 20/11, 19.00: (1.25) PSG (6.75) NANTES (13.00)This summer, Messi captained his Argentina to winning the Copa America. He now hopes to lead them against archrivals Brazil and Uruguay in qualifiers.”We do not agree to let a player go by selection who, for us, is not in physical condition or who is in the rehabilitation phase,” the Parc des Princes supremo told Le Parisien.”It is not logical, and these types of situations deserve a real agreement with FIFA.”Messi is believed to have made the 13-hour trip to Argentina on Sunday evening, despite Leonardo’s comments.Messi was joined by compatriot Paredes even though the midfielder has been missing since mid-October with a thigh injury, which makes matters worse for the Parisians.PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino was more sympathetic to his fellow Argentine’s actions.”Tomorrow he won’t be available to play for the team. We will see if he can travel to play for his country.” Pochettino said on Friday, ruling Messi out of the Ligue 1 clash with Bordeaux – which PSG won 3-2.”We hope he can go and play for his country and then return to us fit.”Neymar finds his shooting boots and guides the Parisians to a comfortable win at BordeauxSpeaking of struggling with fitness at PSG – remember Sergio Ramos?The 35-year-old veteran defender has been plagued with injury concerns ever since he put pen to paper on his PSG contract four months ago.However, Ramos will finally enter full training with his new team-mates after the club officially confirmed the news on Friday. He is likely to make his debut for the French club at home to Nantes on November 20.Before the good news came, there were speculations the French giants could void Ramos’ lucrative contract after paying him over 5 million USD (340,000 per week) to sit on the sidelines.Panic in Paris: Messi has to take a long break due to an injury he suffered two months agoTo negate the rumours – his brother and agent Rene has insisted that the former Real Madrid captain has no intention of breaking his deal with Paris Saint-Germain and walking away from the club before even making his debut.’Sergio Ramos is not planning to retire or break his contract.’, Rene told Spanish publication El Mundo.’There is no doubt about Sergio. It’s a physical problem, he will play when he can.’Ramos’ most recent injury was a calf issue and has barely been able to train in Paris.French media claim PSG could terminate Sergio Ramos’ contractFrom a financial point of view, it would not be profitable at all for the Saints to let Ramos go prematurely – should such scenario realize, it would cost the club around 27 million USD in severance payments.’We know Ramos has had an injury.’ Leonardo said. ‘The Spanish press are playing games, we all knew he had a problem. We know what’s happening here.’ Lionel Messi in Ligue 1: 0 G/ASergio Ramos in Ligue 1: 0 G/ARamos hasn’t played a single minute. pic.twitter.com/BGX72gC2pW— Adi⚡ (@ADAlarcon) October 31, 2021
