Neymar's Departure from PSG and Future of the Club: President's Response and Team Unity

ESPN.com.br Sep 7, 2023, 08:47Reading: 3 min.

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the president of PSGNasser Al-Khelaifi, surprised and responded to criticism from Neymar and former sporting director Leonardo, assuring that the club ‘never been so united’.

After his recent departure, the number 10 of the Brazilian national team said that he ‘lived hell’ with his former teammate Lionel Messi during the time they shared the dressing room at the Parisian club. The duo was booed by the crowd and came to live with protests.

Leonardo already stated that Neymar, Messi and Kylian Mbappe needed more backstage support and recognition at the club to create a winning environment.

Mbappé was the only big star to remain at the club for the current season and was highly praised by Al-Khelaifi, despite the contractual impasse he has experienced this year. The club representative took the opportunity to ‘poke’ the pair of Brazilians.

“Kylian Mbappé is an incredible player and a fantastic person”, began Al-Khelaifi during his visit to Portugal for the inauguration of the new sports complex of the Braga.

“And the PSG team has never been so united on and off the field. This is something we saw in the victory against Lyonby 4 to 1. We have a fantastic coach (Luis Enrique) and a fantastic sports director (Luis Campos)… And I am very happy with the renewed spirit that reigns in the club”, shot the president.

Without Messi and Neymar, the Paris Saint Germain drew their first two games (Lorient e Toulouse) no French Championshipbut recovered by winning Lens and Lyon in sequence. Currently, the team led by Mbappé occupies the second position in the Ligue 1.

And depending on Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the new times will be prosperous in the Parc des Princes.

“This year, in PSG’s new cycle, we focus less on results and more on performance and our style of play. If we do that, the results will follow us”, he concluded.