Neymar’s start to the season is not being the desired one for the player. PSG confirmed yesterday a new injury to the Brazilian star, this time in the abductors, which will prevent him from playing today against Leipzig and most likely against Marseille in the Classic on Sunday. In France they have already begun to worry about the year that the player has been, especially Le Parisien, who has dedicated an article to him entitled “The Neymar Mystery”.
“The Brazilian’s start to the season shows statistical figures far from the standards, with one goal and two assists in seven games”, Underlines Le Parisien, who also highlights that Neymar has only played 24 of the 43 games that PSG has had so far in 2021, scoring 8 goals, 5 of them from penalties, and 5 assists.
Neymar’s year is still quite complicated. As soon as he returned from the Copa América, several French journalists questioned the physical condition of the player, something to which Ney reacted on social networks. His last interview has also generated a stir, Especially after stating that Qatar could be his last World Cup and forcing Leonardo to call him with concern about a possible departure from PSG next year. Nevertheless, Neymar settled the issue with the sports director and gave him his word that he would fulfill the four-year contract that remain in Paris.
“I don’t know what to do to make people respect me,” Neymar said in September before the wave of criticism he received both in France and in Brazil. His last injury to the abductors has once again put into debate in France if the performance he has shown in recent years is really enough to have him renewed until 2025. Not even the arrival of Neymar has motivated him for the moment and, although he has the full support of PSG, the performance he has shown during 2021 leaves many doubts regarding his future.