More Details on Frosty Relationship Between Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at PSG Emerge

More Details on Frosty Relationship Between Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at PSG Emerge

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Kylian Mbappe and Neymar’s ‘cold war’ is threatening to disrupt Paris Saint Germain’s team spirit
  • Fresh reports suggest Mbappe does not want Neymar in the side at all
  • Neymar, on the other hand, is reportedly appalled by the amount of power and influence Mbappe has been accorded at PSG
  • The pair’s beef manifested itself in August during a game against Montpellier when they were involved in a row over a penalty

There is more trouble brewing at Paris Saint Germain as superstar forward Kylian Mbappe reportedly does not want his teammate Neymar in the side ‘at all’.

Daily Mail reports that Neymar has ‘been left astonished by the influence’ of Mbappe at the club.

Paris Saint Germain recently made their intentions of keeping Mbappe clear by offering him a mega money new contract to fend off interest from Real Madrid.

With the 23-year old’s initial contract running out and Real Madrid closing in on a deal, Mbappe stunned everyone as he made a U-turn on joining Los Blancos to remain at Parc de Princes.

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Kylian Mbappe with Neymar Jr during the Ligue 1 match between Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain at Groupama Stadium on September 18, 2022.Photo by Xavier Laine.
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L'Equipe report further reports that Neymar’s relationship with Mbappe has severely deteriorated in recent months.

It states that Mbappe was very open to PSG selling Neymar in the summer, as new football advisor Luis Campos embarked on a mission to reshape the team.

At the time, Neymar was linked with moves to Chelsea and a potential return to Barcelona, who were still getting their finances together.

Neymar ended up staying at PSG, and after failing to move away from the club, the Brazilian, who has been with the Paris club since 2017, was left convinced that Mbappe was the driving force behind PSG chiefs’ willingness to do away with him.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has been acting as mediator between the two, despite the calm and introverted demeanor of the Argentine.

Neither Neymar nor Mbappe has commented on their alleged frosty relationship to the public, although the fact that they are at loggerheads has played out severally for the public to see.

Neymar at pains to answer question on relationship with Mbappe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported of how Neymar struggled and eventually walked away from an interviewer after he was asked about his relationship with Mbappe recently.

This was after Brazil played Ghana in a pre-Wold Cup friendly, and it was the Seleção who ran out comfortable 3-0 winners on the night.

In a video shared by Fabrizio Romano, Neymar is seen getting a bit uncomfortable when Mbappe’s name comes up.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.