We don’t know what makes Neymar talk about what he experienced behind the scenes at PSG, but the Brazilian succeeds with others and us writing another article about the Neymar brand. Be that as it may, the story the Brazilian icon tells should not reassure Carlo Ancelotti and the Real Madrid management.
Real pulled out around 150 million euros last summer for Kylian Mbappé to finally finish draining PSG of the last million euros. The La Liga giant quickly went from being the world’s best club, to appearing as a shaky giant. After the 5-2 thrashing against Barcelona last week, Carlo Ancelotti realised that Real had fallen into the “Beckham trap”, with too many attacking superstars without a fibre of defensive work in their bodies.
The balance and harmony from last season has been broken, if Neymar’s description from the PSG dressing room is correct, Ancelotti has a problem that is not going to be solved anytime soon.
– What went wrong at PSG? Ego, ego, Neymar begins in an interview this week according to transfer journalist Romano.
“I think it’s good to have an ego and believe that you’re the best, but you have to realize that you can’t play alone. Today, it is impossible to win if everyone does not help. Mbappé wasn’t annoying, but when Messi came, I think he got a little jealous. I had my things with him. We had some small games. He was a boy who was key in the beginning,” Neymar continues.
“When Leo came, he got a little jealous. He didn’t want to share me with anyone. That’s how it started – the changed behavior,” the Brazilian concludes.
At Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo and Bellingham made up a feared attacking trio last season. All three are chasing the Ballon d’Or award. This summer, this trio was expanded to a quartet, where the latter, according to Neymar, will have great difficulty putting the team and other players ahead of themselves.
