Neymar lifts lid on PSG ‘fights’ with Kylian Mbappe ‘jealous’ of Lionel Messi and why it was ‘impossible’ to succeed
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NEYMAR has opened up about his relationship with Kylian Mbappe, which he reckons went downhill after Lionel Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain. The trio were made up the French champion's electrifying strike force from the summer of 2021 to 2023. But all their talent couldn't deliver the club's ultimatum goal - the Champions League trophy.
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And Neymar believes Messi's arrival to the Parc des Princes as a free agent in the summer of 2021 proved detrimental to his partnership with Mbappe - with whom he allegedly developed a feud. During an appearance on a podcast hosted by Brazil icon Romario, he said: "No, he (Mbappe) is not annoying].
![[Neymar and Kylian Mbappé celebrating after a disallowed goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/psgs-kylian-mbappe-right-celebrates-836750835.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I have my things with him, we had a little fight, but he was fundamental for us when he arrived. "I used to call him golden boy. I always played with him, said he was going to be one of the best. "I always helped, talked to him, he came to my place, we had dinner together.
![[Mbappé, Messi, and Neymar celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-leave-french-champions-paris-900390541.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"We had some good years of partnership, but after Messi came he was a little jealous. "He didn't want to split me with anyone. And then there were some fights, a change in behaviour.". JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. Neymar was no stranger to playing in a star-studded team prior to Messi's arrival at PSG having played in a front three with the Argentine and Luis Suarez during his time at Barcelona.
