Neymar warns Brazil contingents in Madrid to be wary of Mbappe but the French captain responds maturely
It is no secret that Neymar Junior and Kylian Mbappe did not get on by the time the Brazilian left Paris Saint-Germain, with the two embroiled in a power struggle at the Parc des Princes. The passage of time has not mellowed their conflict.
According to Sport, Neymar Junior reportedly spoke to his Brazil teammates Eder Militao, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes about Real Madrid’s star signing Mbappe. That report was carried by Sport, and it goes on to say that Mbappe was ‘hellish’ to play with in Neymar’s eyes.
“The Brazilians of Real Madrid are friends of Neymar. There has always been a war between Neymar and Mbappe. Neymar has sent a document about Mbappe to the Brazilians, telling them that it was catastrophic, that he was hellish,”.
Thus far at least, that has not been the case at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mbappe has arrived at the club with a humble attitude, and while Neymar and the French forward had a very public argument on the pitch about taking a penalty, Mbappe has been sharing spot-kick duties with Vinicius. His relationship is gradually developing with the other two Brazilian forwards, and in general, appears to be settling into the dressing room well.
Mbappé has, of course, also now left the Ligue 1 champions having failed, along with his illustrious teammates, to fire them to Champions League success.
The 25-year-old appears to have fitted in well with his new Real Madrid teammates and has slowly come into form after a sticky start, scoring three times in his last two appearances, and four goals in six games overall.
Back then in their PSG days, Mbappé described his relationship with Neymar as “hot and cold”.
Mbappe reportedly wanted Neymar to be sold then. The Frenchman had decided that “there was only room for two of, Neymar and Lionel Messi” and he was eager to learn from Messi rather than the Brazilian.
“We have always had a relationship based on respect, but we’ve always had hotter and colder moments. There are periods where, as you see, we are the best friends in the world and other periods where we speak less. It’s the nature of our relationship, but there is a lot of respect,” he said.
“I have a lot of respect for the player that he is, what he represents and the importance that he has in our team. When you have two players with strong personalities like that, life isn’t linear. Sometimes things indeed happen but it’s always respectful and in the interest of PSG,” he added
