Neymar: Kylian Mbappé was ‘a little jealous...

Striker Neymar stated his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé turned “somewhat jealous” after famous person Lionel Messi joined the French membership in August 2021 in a free switch.

Talking in a podcast hosted by World Cup winner Romário launched Thursday, the 32-year-old Brazilian who performs for Saudi membership Al-Hilal added that huge egos affected the performances of PSG in huge matches.

Neymar made his feedback after Romário requested whether or not Mbappé, who joined Real Madrid this season, “is annoying.”

“No, he’s not. I’ve my issues with him, we had somewhat combat, however he was elementary for us when he arrived. I used to name him golden boy. I all the time performed with him, stated he was going to be among the finest. I all the time helped, talked to him, he got here to my place, we had dinner collectively,” Neymar stated.

“We had some good years of partnership, however after Messi got here he was somewhat jealous. He did not need to break up me with anybody. After which there have been some fights, a change in conduct,” the Brazilian participant added.

Mbappé joined PSG from Monaco in 2017, the identical 12 months Neymar moved from Barcelona to the French membership in one of many largest transfers in soccer historical past.

Each had been signed because the membership sought its maiden Champions League title, which it’s but to win. Neymar stated the crew typically struggled on account of huge egos, however did not title anybody.

“It’s good to have egos, however it’s a must to know that you do not play alone. There must be one other man by your facet. (Huge) egos had been nearly in all places, it will probably’t work,” Neymar stated. “If no one runs and no one helps, it’s not possible to win something.”

Neymar did not rule out returning to Brazil after his contract in Saudi Arabia expires in the midst of the 12 months.

Neither Mbappé nor Messi have reacted to Neymar’s feedback.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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