PSG coach Christophe Galtier said he did not know if Neymar will stay at the club next season despite having a contract until 2027 and criticized the attitude of certain radical fans who booed him at the gates of the club home of the Brazilian in Bougival, on the outskirts of Paris.
“I’m focused on the five remaining games (in the league) and we’ll see what happens next season,” Galtier said at a press conference, referring to the rumors of Neymar’s departure.
According to the French press, the management of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) wants to get rid of the Brazilian striker -out for the rest of the season due to injury-, who became the most expensive player in football history in 2017, by going through 222 million euros from Barcelona to the Paris club.
Part of the Parisian fans, the most radical, are close to Leo Messi, who was severely penalized by PSG last Monday for a promotional trip to Saudi Arabia.
That dissatisfaction spread to other players as well, with several dozen fans heading to Bougival on Wednesday to protest at the gates of Neymar’s mansion, an act denounced by both PSG and Galtier himself.
“It is unacceptable – said the coach – that there are people who go to the house of Neymar or another player. It can get out of hand and we are already living in turbulent times. Society has gone mad.”
He didn’t give many details
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) coach Christophe Galtier also declined to comment on the sanction against Leo Messi on Friday, acknowledging that the club from the French capital is “not having a pleasant period”.
For example, the coach spoke at a press conference after the harsh sanction against the Argentinian star because he had traveled – without permission according to the club – only one day after the league defeat against Lorient (1-3) last Monday and claimed that he had launched an advertising campaign with Saudi Arabia. Arabia.
Galtier’s was the first official reaction from PSG since the announcement of Messi’s punishment (separated from the team for two weeks without work and salary). The coach explained that he had “complied with management’s decision” after being “informed at the beginning of the week”.
“I am an employee of the club and I have decided not to comment on it,” he said.
For Galtier, “there’s a big gulf between what’s being told and what we live inside, though it’s clear this week’s news is Leo’s suspension.”
He criticized the treatment by the press, which he considers unfair, although he admitted that the club is “not having a pleasant period”.
As for whether the April 30 league match with Lorient was Messi’s last in a PSG shirt, the coach said it will be necessary to “see Leo himself, who has been most affected”.
The world champion with Argentina and seven-time Ballon d’Or will not be able to play or train as long as the suspension imposed by the club. In any case, he will miss the league games against Troyes (May 7) and Ajaccio (May 13).
Source: El heraldo

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