You didn't have to look for it.
Especially since he is regularly in the limelight.
Neymar, since it is about him, is certainly a regular in controversy, but when one of his former teammates attacks him, he defends himself.
Thomas Meunier, who has been playing at Borussia Dortmund for two seasons, paid the price.
Tuesday, the side of the Belgian team expressed in a German newspaper his feelings about the current level of the Brazilian star, whom he appreciates, at least on his performances a few years ago: "In Paris, it has lost its magic, from my point of view.
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Meunier on Neymar: “In Paris, he lost his magic from my point of view.
Neymar 's
reaction on Instagram: "This boy is too talkative 😂" pic.twitter.com/tnKAFCgdjs
– News Foot (@ActuFoot_) July 27, 2022
We could have expected an overreaction from the PSG striker, who just replied "Too talkative this boy" via his Instagram account.
Of course, this is just a small, unimportant quarrel.
Except that it comes in a rather special context for the number 10 of the Seleção.
The management of the capital club wants to get rid of him.
The player says he is very well in Paris while his new coach, Christophe Galtier, announces that he would like to count on him.
A situation which, to a lesser degree, is reminiscent of that of Cristiano Ronaldo (who wanted to join PSG) at Manchester United.
The Parisian players and their staff have returned from their tour of Japan with their Brazilian star and are preparing for the Champions Trophy on July 31 in Tel Aviv against Nantes.