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A well-known player in the stands of the Parc des Princes returned to the squabbles which have opposed the big stars of the club in recent years.
It’s an open secret: Kylian Mbappé and Neymar parted on very bad terms. After displaying real complicity on and off the pitch during their first years together at
Paris Saint Germainthe two superstars engaged in a power struggle in the locker room.
Several elements have contributed to cooling relations between the two stars, who have now moved on. The first concerns the role attributed to Mbappé at the time of his contract extension in 2022. An influence very badly perceived by part of the locker room, Neymar in the lead. The Brazilian notably pointed out the supposed responsibility of Kylian Mbappé in his departure in 2023.
“Neymar and Messi allied against Mbappé?”
The other important parameter was linked to the arrival of Lionel Messi. Very close after having met in Barcelona, Neymar and Messi maintained an exclusive relationship, and excluding for Mbappé.
” Neymar and Messi allies against Mbappé? I wouldn’t say ‘allies’, but it was some players around him who created something for him, explained Layvin Kurzawa in an interview with the media Carré. And on the other side too, some players said to themselves: ‘no, we can’t leave Kylian like that’, which created something bad.”. Atmosphere…
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