It is the icing on the cake of a disastrous week. Two days after a defeat on the field of Dortmund (2-1) and the birth of many debates (Tuchel, Neymar, Meunier ...), a good part of the locker room celebrated Thursday evening the birthdays of Mauro Icardi, Edinson Cavani and Angel Di Maria. A private event organized at the end of a day of rest for Parisians but which has become public due to the multiple publications on social networks produced by the guests themselves. The images annoyed many supporters, and exasperated some leaders.
"They could have remained more discreet," said an intimate in the locker room, who regretted the untimely use of social networks by Wanda Icardi while the players present played it rather sober in terms of external communication. Reached by phone, participants in these three birthdays reminded us that they were required to maintain strict confidentiality. On February 2, during Neymar's 28th birthday, cell phones had been confiscated for a few hours to prevent the images from coming out.
The players did not go overboard
Mauro Icardi's agent and partner was one of the pillars of the organization of this grand evening, managed by the promoter "Dream come true events". Wanda Icardi had been working for around ten days around the event. Choosing in particular the date so that his children are present in Paris. The hundred or so guests had an appointment at the start of the evening at the Pavillon Dauphine, a very chic reception hall in the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of the capital.
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Were notably present: Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Leandro Paredes, Keylor Navas, Ander Herrera, Thilo Kehrer, Layvin Kurzawa, Thiago Silva, Colin Dagba or even PSG employees. Marco Verratti, Juan Bernat or Pablo Sarabia were invited but took advantage of the rest day to leave the capital. The guests, including a Milanese chef or Di Maria's sister from Argentina, took advantage of the numerous food stalls, from popcorn to hot dogs before setting fire to the dance floor with Latin music and modern.
“We felt that they were delighted to be together, to decompress after the defeat at Dortmund and to remobilize for the return match. There was a very simple and family atmosphere, ”decrypts a guest, who specifies that the players did not make excesses. They even left the evening long before its conclusion. According to members present, it ended after 5 a.m.