Now in Dortmund, Thomas Meunier returned to his time at PSG in an interview with the German media Kicker.
The right side of Paris Saint-Germain for 4 years played alongside Neymar between 2017 and 2020, and did not fail to give his opinion on the drop in level of the Brazilian star.
The Red Devil first admitted to being a fervent admirer of Neymar before his Parisian epic: “I must admit that I was a big fan of Neymar when he was still playing in Barcelona.
The comeback is entirely his (note Barcelona 6-1 PSG, knockout stages of the Champions League, 2017).
If I had been 10, I would have had his poster in my room.
“Then he tackled the level of the player under the PSG tunic: “In Paris, he lost his magic, from my point of view.
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But, more than a personal problem with the Parisian number 10, Thomas Meunier seems bitter about his end with PSG: “In Paris, I was sidelined by Leonardo, the sports director at the time, because I didn't want to extend my contract.
Everything happened without me, until the Champions League final even though I deserved to be there… And in private, it wasn't easy to leave Paris either.
My wife, my children, me, we all loved the city.
It was hard to give up.
I play football because I love football.
But when I arrived in Dortmund in 2020, I had had a difficult few months.
he says.
