This is the case that has been talking regarding the football planet since this weekend, well beyond the French borders. The relationship between Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, two of Paris Saint-Germain’s three attacking stars, seems indeed icy. The affair of the penalties and the tweets liked by the Brazilian would only be the hidden part of the iceberg. Luis Campos even had to step up.
Waiting to know how this situation will evolve, The Parisian reveals more details on the agreement between the two men. One thing is certain, according to the newspaper at least, they have never been so far apart. Even if the PSG played a lot and communicated on an alleged friendship between the two men in the past, it never really existed as the media specifies. Even if, on a purely sporting level, the two men got on well, during their first years together anyway… Until the end of the 2018/2019 season, when the star of Canarinha made the forcing to return to Barça. What Mbappé did not understand.
Mbappé asked for the departure of Neymar?
Then, during the famous covid season, namely the 2019/2020 financial year, following the defeat in the Final Four final. Mbappé gained importance in the locker room, and saw how Neymar, victim of physical glitches, prevented him from progressing and taking on the role of boss. The following season, it is even worse, with the former Monaco who supported less and less the differences of his teammate. He wanted to be treated as the best player in the team, which wasn’t possible by sharing the attack with Ney.
Tired of this situation, the French international wanted to leave for Madrid at the end of the season, but Qatar opposed it. At the same time, Messi’s arrival has somehow strengthened Neymar’s position. But this summer, the club’s bet was quite explicit: Mbappé is the star of the project, while Ney has been offered all over Europe and is considered transferable, as revealed exclusively in our columns. The former Barça would even be convinced that Mbappé asked for his departure …
