Brazilian striker Neymar mentioned Thursday that former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe grew to become “jealous” of his relationship with Lionel Messi when the Argentine celebrity joined the membership in 2021. Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Brazil striker Romario, Neymar blamed a conflict of egos for the failure of the three stars to gel throughout their spell collectively on the French membership. The 32-year-old Neymar, who left PSG for Saudi membership Al-Hilal in 2023, mentioned he initially obtained on nicely with Mbappe when the France worldwide joined him at PSG in 2017. “I had my points with him, we had a bit battle, however he was a boy who initially, when he arrived, was elementary,” Neymar mentioned of Mbappe.
“I at all times advised him, I joked with him, that he was going to be among the best, I at all times helped him, I talked to him.
“He got here to my home, we went out to dinner collectively.”
But Neymar mentioned Mbappe’s conduct modified when Messi arrived from Barcelona in 2021. Neymar already had a relationship with Messi from their profitable stint as teammates at Barcelona between 2013 and 2017.
“We spent some good years collectively, however then, when Messi arrived, I believe he obtained a bit jealous,” Neymar mentioned.
“He did not wish to share me with anybody after which the fights started, the change of conduct,” he added.
Neymar added {that a} lack of teamwork lay behind the failure of PSG’s celebrity trio to completely realise their potential.
“You have to grasp that you do not play alone. You should have the others in your facet: ‘I’m the perfect, OK’, however who’s going to provide the ball? You should have good individuals who provide the ball,” Neymar mentioned.
“It was everybody’s ego…so it could not work. Nowadays, if no person runs, if no person helps one another, it is not possible to win,” he added.
Meanwhile, Neymar declined to provide clues about his future amid current hypothesis he might search a transfer again to Brazil or Major League Soccer. Neymar has struggled with accidents in Saudi Arabia and performed solely a handful of video games in 16 months.
Neymar mentioned though he remained completely happy in Saudi Arabia, “in six months, every thing can change.”
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