Transferred to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, Neymar made a last notable visit to Paris to greet his teammates. The reunion with Kylian Mbappé was scrutinized.
He had gone to the Middle East on the sly, 6 years after his arrival with great fanfare in the capital. Neymar could not leave Paris Saint-Germain through the back door. Although the record in France of the Brazilian artist remains very contrasted, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi did not hesitate to use the term legend to qualify the attacker.
Neymar therefore came back to greet his teammates one last time this week. In the afternoon of Thursday, Paris Saint-Germain published a video on its social networks in which we see the Brazilian passing through the Campus to bid farewell to the players, the technical staff and the employees of the club. Smiles, hugs, photos and a guard of honor immortalized this moment of communion.
Neymar-Mbappé, front smiles for an icy reunion
In this context, the reunion between Neymar and Kylian Mbappé was obviously a little more scrutinized than the others. While the 2018 world champion was reinstated in the professional group on Sunday, the Ney, transferred in stride, had not hesitated to deliver the substance of his thoughts by “liking” on Instagram a publication suggesting that his transfer stems from the influence of the captain of the Blues.
Mbappé was also one of the few executive players in the Parisian workforce not to speak publicly following the departure of the star, unlike Marquinhos, Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Donnarumma or Presnel Kimpembe. On the video released by the club, the two stars meet briefly at the Campus, before a brief hug for the occasion. It now remains to be seen whether Neymar or Kylian Mbappé will speak, in the near future, to return to their stormy relationship.
