PSG is angry at Neymar for this reason
باريس سان جيرمان غاضب على نيمار لهذا السبب
Neymar faces disciplinary action from Paris Saint-Germain after failing to attend Monday’s opening day of pre-season training, in what may be a significant move in his desire to force a return to Barcelona.
The 27-year-old joined PSG from Barça in a world-record £200m transfer during the summer of 2017. Yet despite winning Ligue 1 in each of his two seasons in the French capital, he has become unsettled. The no‑show may be Neymar’s first public act in a bid to force PSG to sell him back.
A statement from the French champions said: “On Monday 8 July Neymar da Silva Santos Junior was due to return to pre-season activities with the Paris Saint-Germain senior squad. Paris Saint-Germain notes that Neymar Jr was not in attendance at the agreed time and place. This was without the club’s prior authorisation. The club regrets this situation and will therefore take appropriate action.”
Last week, Josep Maria Bartomeu, the Barça president, confirmed the forward’s wishes. “We know Neymar wants to leave PSG, but we also know that PSG don’t want him to leave.”
Neymar’s relationship with PSG is already fragile due to a chequered disciplinary record. In May he was given a three-match ban by the French Football Federation for hitting a fan after PSG’s French Cup final defeat to Rennes.
He is also suspended for the opening three group games of the next Champions League campaign for “insulting match officials” during PSG’s home 3-1 loss to Manchester United at Parc des Princes in February that knocked them out at the last-16 stage.
Neymar’s discontent was deepened by the ankle injury he suffered last month that ruled him out of the Copa América. Brazil claimed the trophy after a 12-year gap with a 3-1 win over Peru in Sunday’s final.
Neymar’s private life is also unsettled, with him facing an accusation of rape which he denies. In May the Brazilian model Najila Trindade claimed the incident occurred in Paris earlier that month after she flew from Brazil to meet him at a hotel.
Barça claim Neymar owes them €75m for breach of contract, while he wants €28.6m from the Catalan club for an unpaid signing-on bonus he believes is owed. Fifa, the world governing body, decided against intervening in the case in February 2018 yet it is still destined to be heard in a Spanish court.
source: theguardian.com
باريس-أ ف ب:
استنكر نادي باريس سان جرمان الفرنسي أمس الإثنين عدم التحاق نجمه البرازيلي نيمار، أغلى لاعب كرة قدم في العالم، بمعاودة التمارين تحضيرا للموسم الجديد، وسط تقارير عن رغبته بالعودة لناديه السابق برشلونة الإسباني.
لكن والد نيمار رد بالتأكيد أن النادي كان على علم بأن نيمار سيغيب بسبب ارتباطات سابقة، وأنه سيلتحق بالفريق الأسبوع المقبل.
وكشف نادي العاصمة في بيان “كان نيمار دا سيلفا سانتوس جونيور مدعوا لاستئناف نشاطات المجموعة المحترفة في باريس سان جرمان”.
وأضاف “أنه لاحظ “أن اللاعب نيمار جونيور لم يحضر إلى المكان وفي الزمان المحددين، ومن دون أن يكون حاصلا على إذن مسبق من قبل النادي” لتبرير هذا الغياب، مؤكدا أنه “يستنكر هذا الوضع وسيتخذ الإجراءات المناسبة”.
