Neymar has stated that his former teammate Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappébecame “a little jealous” after Lionel Messi He will join the French club in August 2021 on a free transfer. Speaking on a podcast hosted by the World Cup winner Romario published a few hours ago, the Brazilian from Al-Hilal added that big egos affect PSG’s performance in important matches.
Neymar made his comments after Romário asked him if Mbappé, who joined Real Madrid this season, “is annoying.” “No, it’s not. I have my things with him, we had a little fight, but he was fundamental for us when he arrived. I used to call him golden boy. I always played with him, I said he was going to be one of the best. I always did “I helped, I talked to him, he came to my house, we had dinner together,” Neymar said.
“We had some good years of collaboration, but after Messi arrived he became a little jealous. He didn’t want to share me with anyone. And then there were some fights, a change of behavior,” he added. Mbappé arrived at PSG from Monaco in 2017, the same year in which Neymar moved from FC Barcelona to the French club in one of the biggest transfers in football history.
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Neymar has also said that the team often had problems due to big egos, but did not name anyone. “It’s good to have egos, but you have to know that you don’t play alone. There were big egos and it can’t work that way. If no one runs and no one helps, it’s impossible to win anything.” Neymar did not rule out returning to Brazil after his contract in Saudi Arabia expires in the middle of the year.
