Watch: Kylian Mbappe pushes Neymar during PSG’s Super Cup victory celebrations amidst transfer speculations surrounding the Brazilian superstar.
PSG have beaten Rennes to win the French Super Cup. The reigning Ligue 1 champions won the curtain raiser affair after coming from behind. Rennes scored the first goal of the match in the 13th minute courtesy of Adrien Hunou. However, goals from Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di Maria ensured that PSG start their campaign with a win. The Parisian side was naturally overjoyed with the victory. However, there was one player who did not share the sentiment of his teammates.
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Neymar, watched his team win the French Super Cup from the sidelines and joined them in the field after their coming from behind victory. However, Neymar seemed like he didn’t want to be there an looked very uneasy. At one point he was even forced to celebrate by teammate Marco Verratti who tried pulling the Brazilian into the celebrations. Neymar though, looked uninterested regardless.
In the end, It seems like Mbappe did not take kindly to Neymar’s sulking and very visibly pushed him out of their celebration.
Watch: Kylian Mbappe pushes Neymar during PSG’s Super Cup victory celebrations
Neymar is currently embroiled in a transfer saga between Barcelona and PSG. Barcelona are eager to bring the Brazilian back to Camp Nou and while PSG are open to the move, Barcelona do not have the funds that the Parisian club are seeking. Barcelona have offered cash plus players to lure PSG into submitting but so far there has been no progress.
Neymar is desperate to move back to Barcelona and is hoping that the deal goes through as soon as possible. In the meantime, Neymar’s relationship with PSG continues to deteriorate. There is a very good chance that there may not be any transfer at all, in which case, this may all come back to bite Neymar.
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