‘When Lionel Messi Arrived At PSG, Kylian Mbappe Got Jealous”: Neymar Drops Huge Bombshell | Football News




Brazilian striker Neymar said on Thursday that former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe became “jealous” of his relationship with Lionel Messi when the Argentinian superstar joins the club in 2021. Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Brazil striker Romario, Neymar blamed the collision. Arrogance accounted for the failure of the three stars during their spell together at the French club. Neymar, 32, who left PSG for Saudi club Al-Hilal in 2023, said he initially had a good relationship with Mbappe when the France international joined him at PSG in 2017. Small battles, but he was a boy who, in the beginning, when he arrived, was fundamental,” Neymar said of Mbappé.

“I always told him, I joked with him, that he was going to be one of the best, I always helped him, I talked to him.

“He came to my house, we went out to dinner together.”

But Neymar said Mbappe’s behavior changed when Messi arrived from Barcelona in 2021. Neymar already had a relationship with Messi during their successful stints as teammates at Barcelona between 2013 and 2017.

“We spent some good years together, but then, when Messi came, I think he got a little jealous,” Neymar said.

“He didn’t want to share me with anyone and then the fights started, the behavior changed,” she said.

Neymar said a lack of teamwork is behind the failure of PSG’s superstar trio to fully realize their potential.

“You have to realize that you don’t play alone. You have to have others with you: ‘I’m the best, OK’, but who will give you the ball? You have to have good people to give the ball.” You are the ball,” Neymar said.

He said, “It was everyone’s ego…that’s why it didn’t work. Nowadays, if no one runs, if no one helps each other, it is impossible to win.”

Meanwhile, Neymar has refused to give clues about his future amid recent speculation that he may want to return to Brazil or Major League Soccer. Neymar has struggled with injuries in Saudi Arabia and has played only a handful of games in 16 months.

Neymar said that although he is happy in Saudi Arabia, “in six months, everything could change.”

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