In a current interview, Neymar’s father, Neymar Pai has made an attention-grabbing admission over his son’s switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
Neymar joined PSG in the summertime of 2017, in a deal price €222 million, which to this point stays the costliest switch within the historical past of soccer.
On the time, it was thought that Neymar was leaving in an effort 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 determination to affix PSG and one among them who was in opposition to 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 couple of days we did the whole lot for him to not go away, and he left,” he stated (h/t Reshad Rahman).
Neymar is presently plying his commerce for Al Hilal (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photos)
Explaining Neymar’s determination to affix PSG, he acknowledged that the ahead didn’t need to step into the sneakers 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 determination additional, his father added, “The board stated 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 stated‘.”
Neymar is presently plying his commerce for Al Hilal, although his contract on the Saudi outfit expires on the finish of the season.