It was a very busy summer in the Barcelona offices. Antoine Griezmann’s signing left no more for a possible Neymar return, who shook up Paris by announcing that he wanted to leave. Now, ‘L’Equipe’ has revealed the main reason why the Brazilian came to make this decision.
The MSN combo will always be remembered for being one of the best trio’s in Barcelona history. Luis Suarez, Leo Messi and Neymar did big things playing together at Barca, who were very feared in their attacking zone. A potential that the team has lost since the Brazilian’s exit to Paris-Saint-Germain.
He surprised everyone when his decision was announced, even more so after his complaints to the club. From here, a return seemed unthinkable, years later. Some assumptions that collapsed as the days went by in the last transfer market.
Neymar, who decided to leave Paris and go back to Barca, was the main protagonist of the last few weeks of the summer window. Several meetings took place between PSG and Barcelona to try to establish a viable option… however they didn’t come to any agreement. But, why did Neymar want to leave PSG and return to Barcelona?
After several months, ‘L’Equipe’ wanted to talk about this subject, revealing the reason why the Brazilian made a different decision. A person close to him stated to the French newspaper that the striker lost patience after falling in the Champions League against Manchester United. A game that Neymar watched from the stands.
“Neymar came to win big things and after this defeat he saw that here, he could not win”, the contact stated, underlining that this is the main problem that Neymar had, and perhaps still has, in Paris.
With the difficulty of making big moves in winter, it remains to be seen whether ‘Operation Neymar’ will resume at the end of the season. And whether or not the player will change his mind by then. The sporting merits of PSG this campaign may prove key to this.
