Neymar joined PSG from Barcelona in 2017, the same year Mbappe joined from Monaco, 4 years before Messi joined on a free in 2021 which got Mbappe “a little jealous”.
Speaking to former Brazilian international, Romario, on a podcast, Neymar said, “Mbappe was not annoying. When Messi came, I think he became a little jealous…I had my things with him, we had a little fight. He was a boy that in the beginning was key, I used to call him ‘Golden Boy’, I spoke to him, played around with him, told him he’d be one of the best, I always help, always had conversations with him”.
“When Leo arrived, he became a little jealous. He didn’t want to share me with anyone. That’s how the fights started, the change in behaviour”.
On what went wrong at PSG, Neymar tells Romario, “Ego. Ego! I think having an ego is good, thinking you’re the best but, you realize to don’t play by yourself. Nowadays, if not everyone helps, it’s impossible to win something”.
Neymar has suffered a plethora of injuries since moving to Saudi Arabia, with Al Hilal’s manager, Jorge Jesus confirming that Neymar will not be registered for the for the second half of the Saudi Pro League because he physically can no longer perform at the levels required. He’d be available for participation in the Asian Champions League.