In a latest interview, Neymar’s father, Neymar Pai has made an fascinating admission over his son’s switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
Neymar joined PSG in the summertime of 2017, in a deal value €222 million, which so far stays the most costly switch within the historical past of soccer.
On the time, it was thought that Neymar was leaving to be able to escape the shadow of Lionel Messi and make a reputation for himself at PSG.
Neymar’s father on PSG transfer
Nevertheless, it seems not everybody was on board with Neymar’s choice to affix PSG and one in every of them who was towards the transfer was his father.
“The board [in 2017] made issues troublesome. I actually needed my son to remain in Barcelona, actually. It was till the previous few days we did every part for him to not go away, and he left,” he mentioned (h/t Reshad Rahman).
Explaining Neymar’s choice to affix PSG, he acknowledged that the ahead didn’t need to step into the footwear of Messi, so to talk.
“He didn’t need to put himself within the place of Barcelona’s greatest star. And he determined: ‘I’m going to my nook’,” he added.
Neymar performed for PSG for six years, earlier than leaving in 2023. Throughout his time at Parc des Princes, he was linked with a return to Barcelona on a number of events.
Explaining Neymar’s choice additional, his father added, “The board mentioned some issues as if it was for him to occupy a emptiness that he didn’t need.
“He didn’t need to take Messi’s place, he didn’t need to be the man: ‘I don’t need any of that, I’m going to my nook, I’m going someplace else’ is what he mentioned‘.”
Neymar is at the moment plying his commerce for Al Hilal, although his contract on the Saudi outfit expires on the finish of the season.
