Brazilian striker Neymar has expressed that giant PSG, where he played alongside Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, failed because of the players’ “egos”, saying the French star was jealous of his good relationship with the Argentinian icon.
“You have to realize that you don’t play alone. You need the other person next to you: ‘I’m the best, okay’, but who is going to give you the ball? You need good people to provide you with the ball,” Neymar said in an interview with former Brazilian striker Romário, published on Thursday.
“It was everyone’s ego. One game was one, the next was another, the next was four, five games in a row, so it couldn’t work. Nowadays, if anyone don’t run, if no one helps each other, it’s impossible to win,” he added on the Romário TV YouTube channel.
The 32-year-old, who has worn the ’10’ jersey for the Brazilian national team, shared the PSG dressing room with Mbappé and Messi between 2021 and 2023. Although the trio have raised significant expectations, they do not failed to win the UEFA Champions League, the club’s great ambition.
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At the end of the 2023 season, the Brazilian joined Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia while the Argentinian joined Inter Miami. The two forged a friendship during their time at FC Barcelona (2013-2017), where they formed a formidable attacking trio alongside Uruguayan Luis Suárez.
However, in Paris, Neymar encountered problems with Mbappé.
“I have my problems with him; we had a slight argument, but he was a crucial player at the start when he came in. I always told him, joking, that he would be one of the best. I “Always helped, I talked to him, he came to my house, we went out to dinner together,” Neymar said.
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“We had good years together, but then when Messi came, I think he got a little jealous. He didn’t want to share my time with anyone (laughs), and then the arguments started — the changes behavior,” he added.
However, the Brazilian national team’s all-time top scorer said he had his best sporting moments at the Parisian club. He believed that his level would have allowed him to win the Ballon d’Or, but his recurring injuries dashed this dream.
“Those are injuries that will take me out for three months, six months. So that’s what hurt me,” he said. “It’s not something that’s going to end my life or make me think, ‘To hell, I didn’t win the Ballon d’Or’. God wanted it to be that way, and it’s All.”
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Physical problems also tarnished his time at Al-Hilal, where he played only seven matches in 16 months.
International media are speculating that he could leave Saudi football at the end of his contract, which expires in June.
Although he said he was happy in Saudi Arabia, Neymar assured that “everything can change in six months.”
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