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PSG forward Messi returns to Paris after negative COVID test

October 19, 2021 Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS

Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi has returned to Paris after testing negative for COVID-19 and will resume training in the coming days, the French Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday.

Messi was among the four PSG players who returned positive results on Sunday. The 34-year-old had been in Argentina at the time of his result.

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