Aurier to return to PSG first team on 20 March

French champions Paris St. Germain have released a statement confirming that Serge Aurier will be allowed to resume first team duties on 20 March.

The Ivorian full-back got into hot water earlier this month when he recorded himself making derogatory and offensive comments about his manager, Laurent Blanc, on social media outlet Periscope. Aurier also criticised teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gregory Van der Wiel and Salvatore Sirigu.

Upon discovering Aurier's indiscretions, the club immediately suspended the 23-year-old, who was signed from Toulouse last summer following a successful loan spell in the French capital the previous season.

PSG have also confirmed that Aurier will be made to pay a fine of €180,000. It remains unclear as to whether the player will be transferred at the end of the current season, with Arsenal thought to be interested in his services.