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| the 7 reasons that could push the PSG to sell Neymar |
Should PSG sell Neymar this summer? This question, many supporters of the club of the Capital begin seriously to ask it. Ripped off at FC Barcelona two years ago against 222 M €, the star auriverde had all the player capable of tipping the club of the capital in a new dimension and ambition to become Ballon d'Or, he who was tired of living in the shadow of Lionel Messi. Yes, but now, nothing has really gone as planned and the results after two seasons in Paris is more than mixed. If the talent of the player is not in question and that his record is successful at the level of statistics (51 goals (including 17 penalties) in 59 matches in all competitions), the real impact of the Brazilian on the major events of the PSG, his two serious foot injuries that deprived him of the two European Parisian springs, his skids (the penaltygate with Cavani, expulsion in his first classico against OM, the insults to the refereeing at PSG-Manchester United, his slap to a Rennes supporter in the Coupe de France final, etc ...) are all arguments that clearly do not plead in his keeping the PSG.
However, on the side of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi no question of letting go of his international star. Here are 7 arguments that could bend the direction of Paris:
So that Financial Fair Play is no longer a problem
With a salary of 100 000 € per day, 3 M € per month and 36.8 M € per year (source Football Leaks), Neymar is obviously the highest paid player in Ligue 1 and is right behind Lionel Messi. An XXL investment for PSG that was counting on the player's marketing will to bail out his coffers. And the least we can say is that it has not really paid off. Not enough to justify such an investment in any case for the moment. Closely monitored by UEFA since its summer madness in 2017 (the recruitment of Neymar and Mbappé), the PSG continues to be financially restricted in its transfer window by the European governing body. By selling Neymar, he could therefore lighten a very large payroll (€ 332 million in 2017-18 according to a study by KPMG) and take the opportunity to bail out its funds very significantly.
To use the earnings of the transfer and the saving of his salary to recruit
As a consequence of the previous paragraph, a transfer of the Brazilian (if it will be difficult to recover the 222 M € release clause Barcelona, the PSG can still hope to recover between 150 and 200 M €) could allow the club of the capital of 'to finally advance in the file of its number 6 of scale without being worried by financial fair-play. Beyond the recruitment of his sentinel, Paris could try to expand a workforce deemed too low quantitatively by Thomas Tuchel. Given the savings generated on the Paris payroll, the PSG would have no trouble paying new wages.
To make more room for Kylian Mbappé
When Neymar arrived at PSG, there was still no question of the arrival of Kylian Mbappé, at least it was only a sweet dream. But Paris jumped on the occasion and managed to afford the French crack under the nose and beard of Real Madrid and Barca. And in two years, many things have changed. The former Monaco striker became world champion, finished 4th in the Golden Ball (Neymar 12th) and won this season the title of best Ligue 1 player by succeeding ... Neymar. And for Mbappé, more time to lose, he wants to be the number one star of the team and take on more responsibilities as he told the UNFP trophies. Not sure that it is compatible with a Neymar who always aims to win the Ballon d'Or.
To make peace in the locker room and put an end to the clans
Neymar is a football personality and in fact, he takes a lot of seats at PSG. If he could do nothing to prevent Lucas Moura from leaving, he has a Brazilian close guard at PSG with Daniel Alves, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva. Not enough to delight the other players in the locker room in Paris, tired of straight passes granted regularly to the former star of Barça. And inevitably, the atmosphere is clearly felt in the locker room and scenes of joy and complicity in the locker room in Paris have been much rarer on social networks than last year.
A foot injury that sows doubt
In two years in Paris, Neymar missed nearly five months of competition. The first season, he injured his foot during a PSG-OM end of February 2018 and had returned with Brazil to compete in the World Cup. An early return that was expensive. This year, encore repetita, but even earlier in the season since this time it is against Strasbourg January 23 in the Coupe de France he had to leave his teammates because of a relapse. In the final two seasons of L1, he played only 36 games out of 76, barely one game out of two (47%). In comparison, he had played 64 games out of 76 in his last two seasons in Barcelona, or 84% of meetings. Admittedly, it is difficult to make Neymar guilty of his foot injuries. However, his relapse showed that he was still not 100% cured.
Because Barça is ready to retrieve it
If Real Madrid seems to throw the towel on the case Neymar, this is not the case of Barca who dreams of bringing back his old jewel under the impetus of a Lionel Messi who does not stop praise for the Brazilian. On the side of the Paris striker, we made peace with the Catalan club there is little and rumors of a possible return of the number 10 in Paris have not really been denied by management Blaugrana. And to avoid paying too much Neymar, Barça could also try to include in the operation one or more players. Mundo Deportivo ensured in his columns Monday that Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic or Ousmane Dembelé could be integrated into the operation. Three players targeted and appreciated for a long time by the Parisian club.
Because his recent misbehavior is beginning to harm PSG's image
From his first months in Ligue 1, Neymar did not go unnoticed. Chambrage, simulation were often evoked by his opponents to highlight the lack of fair play of the Paris striker. And the penaltygate affair did not really settle his affairs. But in recent weeks, the Brazilian star has multiplied misbehavior ... and suspensions. In the return leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Manchester United, he insulted the referees on Instagram, which will earn him a suspension of three games to serve at the next edition of the C1. A few weeks later, and while returning from injury, he attacks a pseudo supporter after the final of the Coupe de France lost to Rennes at the time of recovering his medal. Result, three more games of suspension, including one to serve at the Champions Trophy. Finally, since Sunday night, Neymar is shaken by a charge of rape. A case that would have gone well the Brazilian international, which even if it comes out white of this story, is likely to see his image once again chipped as explained quite rightly Didier Poulmaire, former advisor to Yoann Gourcuff in the columns of the Team. "That his name is associated with something so serious can not not bother PSG and the player's sponsors."
Sell or keep Neymar? This is an equation that PSG will have to solve in the coming weeks. This question we asked you on Twitter and you were over 11,000 to answer it. And the result is surprising to say the least since you are 56% of voters hoping for a start from Neymar this summer against 46% to want to find the Brazilian striker on the Ligue 1 meadows next summer.
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