‘Mbappe wants Neymar to leave this summer’

Paris Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe. AFP Yonhap News


[스포츠서울 | 김용일기자] ‘Mbappe, I hope Neymar leaves this summer.’

On the 17th (Korean time), Romanian media ‘Digi Sports’ commented, saying that the conflict between Kylian Mbappe (France) and Neymar da Silva (Brazil), who are members of the French League 1 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), is at its peak. did.

The two had a fight over Montpellier on the 14th as the penalty kick kicker in the league 1 home match (5-2 win). PSG sees Neymar as the #1 option for the kick kicker, but Mbappe came in on his first chance to score in the 23rd minute of the first half. But it was caught by opposing goalkeeper Jonas Omlin. Then, when he got his second chance in the 43rd minute of the first half, Mbappe volunteered to take the kicker again to make up for the mistake. However, Neymar did not hand the ball over and it was a light goal.

Local analysis is that this conflict is having a negative impact on Mbappe and Lionel Messi as well. Neymar maintains a closer relationship with Messi, whom he joined since last season.

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Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar da Silva (from left). Archyde.com Yonhap News

‘Digi Sports’ said, ‘Mbappe and Neymar have already maintained a tense relationship for several months. Now Mbappe wants to see Neymar leave this summer.’ In addition, citing a report from the Brazilian media ‘TNT Sports’, he added, ‘Looking into the fight between the two superstars, Mbappe had already formed a rift (with Neymar) in the spring when he was negotiating a contract extension with a high-ranking PSG official.

Initially, Mbappe was most likely to transfer to Real Madrid in La Liga ahead of this season. Then he abruptly chose to stay at PSG and signed a contract extension until June 2025. In the process, the PSG club is known to have granted not only salary and portrait rights, but also the authority by promising to remodel the team at the level Mbappe desires. In particular, he made them participate in the selection of sports directors and the next manager.

“At the time, PSG had mentioned to Mbappe that he would be a key player in the team and informed Neymar that they were considering selling Neymar,” said Digi Sports. ‘ he emphasized. Also, “Mbappe and Neymar had a violent conflict in the locker room after the match against Montpellier, and the team learned that they had to separate so as not to worsen the situation,” it was reported that the conflict between PSG’s representative stars was serious.
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