After Mbappé, here is Neymar. PSG definitely have a lot of work to do this summer to prepare their squad for the new season. While the Frenchman is in balance between PSG and Real Madrid, the Brazilian striker has clear ideas about his future. Neymar would like to leave and return to Barcelona.
According to L’Équipe, the 31-year-old informed the management of PSG that he wants to leave Paris, six years after his arrival from Catalonia. If last season the exit door was clearly open to him, Neymar had affirmed his desire to stay in the capital. This summer, the club had finally decided to count on him, but this time it is the player trained at Santos who no longer wants to stay.
Under contract until 2025 at PSG, the native of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) would no longer be comfortable in the capital, especially since the demonstrations outside his home last May. Parisian supporters had moved in front of his home to ask him to “break up”. Too exposed, the player partly blamed the club for the lack of support and security provided to players off the pitch.
Five months after an ankle injury, “Ney” was decisive during the Asian tour of PSG with a double victory against the Korean club Jeonbuk (3-0).
The Brazilian’s announcement comes less than a week before the start of Ligue 1 (and La Liga). As soon as the Parisians return from the Asian continent, Neymar would have gathered his relatives to inform them of his decision, while PSG receives Lorient on Saturday evening (9:00 p.m.) at the Parc des Princes.
