If he wants to save his career in the remaining peak years, Neymar should choose to leave PSG …
Paris St Germain has just had a 3-0 victory over Marseille in Ligue 1 with the shine of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. In that context, many people ask, where is Neymar?
Neymar has suffered his fourth ankle injury in the past four years and will miss an important period for PSG. Perhaps, after this season ends, the future of the Brazilian superstar will be far from Parc des Princes.
Neymar always sparks controversy wherever he goes. For some, Neymar is the “soul” of the Samba on the pitch, heir to Ronaldinho and Pele. To others, he was just a “child who never grew up”.
In many ways, Neymar’s talent is difficult to integrate with the collective. In other words, Neymar can only shine when placed individually.
The problem is, football cannot function like that. Stars always have to know how to raise the level of teammates around. And that is also the reason why the Brazilian player joined PSG.
By his own standards, Neymar had only a mid-range season at Barcelona in 2017.
The Blaugrana finished second in La Liga and were eliminated by Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Neymar is an important part of the team, but not the most important player.
Messi and Luis Suarez are the focus of attention. And despite Neymar’s dazzling display in an unlikely comeback against PSG in the Champions League, he rarely gets the recognition he deserves.
Then, the 31-year-old decided to move to PSG to have his own “sky”. Above all, to prove he can lead a team to success.
In fact, Neymar’s first season at PSG went smoothly. He has 20 goals in Ligue 1 and 6 goals in the Champions League, making a great contribution to helping PSG win the domestic treble.
But then came the downfall. Neymar was constantly injured and PSG lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League. Since that time, the former Barcelona player has never found the best feeling of playing football again.
Instead of trusting Neymar, PSG decided to give the responsibility to Mbappe, who proved to be superior to his senior. And that’s when the problems started to appear. Between Neymar and Mbappe is the controversy because the “ego” is too big.
Even the two had conflicts right on the pitch.
Neymar struggled with injuries throughout the summer and was unfit to start the new year. For his part, Mbappe started his second season at PSG in brilliant form and finished with 40 goal contributions.
And that is probably the “root” of the broken relationship between Neymar and PSG. Neymar, while his form was going down, felt that Mbappe was expanding his influence in Paris.
Neymar has never been able to find the rhythm or continuity needed to lead a team. Neymar cannot become the caliber with constant injuries.
The trio of Messi, Neynar and Mbappe can respectively leave this summer. That’s the best way to end the story. Tensions are high at the Parc des Princes. Despite the win over Marseille, coach Galtier still faces media outrage.
Although not the only reason, Neymar is probably the person PSG want to push the most. At this point, his injuries and poor form are almost no longer suitable for the team. Neymar, deep down, probably understands this too.
Neymar was injured again, and PSG lost to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. Meanwhile, they were also unexpectedly eliminated in the French National Cup.
Perhaps, this is the best time for Neymar to leave PSG….
