Neymar vs Kylian Mbappe: Feud Between PSG Stars Far From Over With Neymar Blaming Mbappe for Being Selfish

Neymar vs Kylian Mbappe: Feud Between PSG Stars Far From Over With Neymar Blaming Mbappe for Being Selfish

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Neymar is understood to be angry at Kylian Mbappe's selfishness as issues between the two continue to manifest in different ways
  • The Brazilian is however said to be keen on not fracturing Paris Saint-Germain's dressing room
  • Mbappe and Neymar have started the season on a rocky path with the club's hierarchy trying to resolve any sort of misunderstandings between the pair

The stage is set for a fresh round of cold war between Paris Saint-Germain superstars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

The two have been embroiled in an ongoing feud that was brought to the fore last month when they appeared to argue for a penalty in PSG's game against Montpellier.

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PSG forwards Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr. Photo by Franck Fife.
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The scuffle was believed to have been quashed by PSG's head coach Christophe Galtier and Luis Campos, but if new reports emanating from are anything to go by, all is still not well.

Goal reports that Neymar has branded Mbappe selfish, with the latest incident coming in their game against Juventus in the Champions League.

Mbappe had a glorious opportunity to square the ball for Neymar to tap in a simple goal, but the French star decided to go for goal himself and ended up missing the chance,

Neymar was visibly disappointed with his teammate. The Brazilian is said to have confided in Sergio Ramos and is keen on not letting his emotions spill over to the dressing room.

The former Barcelona winger has started the season in scintillating form and has 8 goals and 6 assists in the first seven games.

Mbappe had rejected reports of a possible rift between him and Neymar

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Kylian Mbappe has downplayed any possible rift between him and his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar.

The two star players have reportedly been involved in an ego battle brought to the fore last month after publicly clashing for a penalty.

This came after weeks of intense speculation that PSG wanted to offload Neymar to appease Mbappe. They tried offering him to Manchester City on the final day of the transfer window, but the deal fell through.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)
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