Lionel Messi: Argentina captain to start for Paris StGermain for first time since suspension

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Lionel Messi will return to Paris St-Germain’s starting line-up on Saturday for the first time since making an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.

The Argentina captain was initially suspended by the club for two weeks for the trip, which followed PSG’s home defeat by Lorient on 30 April.

The Ligue 1 leaders, who have suffered three defeats in their past four home games, face AC Ajaccio on Saturday.

“He [Messi] will start tomorrow,” PSG manager Christophe Galtier said.

“I spoke with him on Tuesday to see what his mindset was and I found him very determined to play.”

Messi, who has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia, apologised to his team-mates last Friday for making the unauthorised trip.

The 35-year-old returned to training on Monday having been left out of the squad for their 3-1 win at Troyes the previous day.

“He’s very eager to win that title,” Galtier added.

“With him in the team we’ll have to adjust compared to what we did against Troyes. Leo is Leo. I’m not going to go into statistics but when he’s with us we have to strike a different balance.”

Messi is set to leave PSG when his contract expires in the summer.

Declan Rice contract: West Ham boss David Moyes accepts midfielder may leave

There is a “good chance” that West Ham captain Declan Rice will leave at the end of the season, manager David Moyes has admitted.

The midfielder’s contract is set to expire in 2024, although the Hammers have an option to extend that by a further year.

So far, Rice, 24, has rejected all efforts to get him to sign an extension amid interest from virtually all of England’s top clubs.

“We hope Dec stays,” Moyes said.

“We would love him to be a West Ham player but we are aware that might not be the case. That is one of the scenarios.

“Our plans are to have Dec here but we are also fully aware there is a good chance that we won’t have him.”

‘A world star who has outgrown West Ham’

England international Rice came through the youth system at West Ham and has 243 appearances in all competitions since 2017.

He has been a virtual everpresent for the Hammers this season.

Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs to have been linked with Rice.

“Everybody would love to have Declan Rice,” former Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves said on BT Sport during their coverage of Thursday’s Europa Conference League semi-final first-leg win over AZ Alkmaar.

“He’s playing with a little bit of swagger about him now. He sometimes kept it simple and safe but now it feels like Declan realises he can do anything on a football pitch. He doesn’t have a weakness in his game.

“He would start in every Premier League team apart from Manchester City because Rodri is one of the best in the world. That is his position, he’s not going to be a number 10 or eight. He can be one of the best in the world as a defensive midfielder.”

Former West Ham winger Joe

Cole believes Rice would walk into any team in Europe.

“He’s outstanding,” he said.

“Everything good that West Ham do goes through him. He’s added things to his game this year. He was adding goals to his game and he can just do everything.

“He keeps getting better. Any team in Europe would have him in their team.”

Former Brighton striker Glenn Murray believes Rice should be playing in the Champions League.

“At this stage of his career, Declan Rice has almost, for want of a better word, outgrown the football club,” he said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

“I think he should be playing in Champions League games and for a top six club. He is a world star, and I think his star will only continue to grow and to shine.”

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