Neymar Jr. reveals what he regrets about PSG that could make their fans angry.
Neymar Jr. looks concerned while wearing the Al Hilal jersey as the PSG badge is crossed out right next to him. (Source: Al Hilal X)
Neymar Jr. is one of the greatest footballers of all time, but some football fans don’t believe that to be true due to his shocking move to PSG in the summer of 2017. Neymar was one of the star players of FC Barcelona as he had a great link-up with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. The Brazilian star made a bold decision to leave the Catalan club to play for PSG in the French league. Although it seemed like an exciting project at first, the Brazilian was unable to win the Champions League with PSG and become the face of the team for many years. Some football fans even believed that Neymar regretted his move to PSG in 2017, and now he revealed that his decision to leave Barcelona to play in France was not the best one. When asked if he regret leaving FC Barcelona, Neymar said, “I was too young and inexperienced, that’s the answer.” Although he did say the word ‘yes,’ many interpret the answer to be a strong yes.
Neymar recently spoke about PSG being a bad time of his career when he talked about Lionel Messi’s success with Argentina but not having a good time at PSG in France. Neymar said, “I was very happy for the year that he [Messi] had. But at the same time, I was very sad because he lived both sides of the coin. He went to heaven with the Argentina team, won everything in recent years, and with Paris he lived hell, we lived through hell, both he and I.”
Neymar knew that his time at PSG was not successful, especially when Messi arrived in the summer of 2021 and played until last summer. Neymar said, “We are there to do our best, be champions, and try to make history. That is why we started playing together again, we came together there so we could make history. Unfortunately, we did not manage to make it.”
Neymar on his popularity
Despite not playing in Europe anymore, Neymar realized the popularity he still has across the world. The United States received him with open arms when he watched Brazil play in Copa America.
Neymar said, “Am I aware of how big Neymar Júnior is? Yes. I know. Obviously I’m happy with the love I get from people. I know how powerful my name is, the things I involve myself in, who I involve myself with. I’m very happy with everything that has happened in my life. To be here & being very well welcomed by all the kids & everyone here, it makes me really happy.”
