Once they were good friends. But that has changed. The relationship of Paris Saint-Germain key players Kylian Mbappe and Neymar is at an all-time low since the arrival of the club’s latest batch of stars – including Lionel Messi.The Brazilian and the Frenchman have had terrific cooperation both on and off the pitch in the last four years. They used to score goals thanks to the assist of the other. In Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League, the pair have scored 32 goals thanks to the other’s assist. But none of those came this season.Tuesday, 22.00: (2.95) PSG (3.50) Man.City (2.50)The arrival of Neymar’s good friend and former Barcelona teammate Messi and the former Real Madrid players Sergio Ramos and Achraf Hakimi increased the number of Spanish-speaking players at the club, making life one more bit difficult for Kylian. Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Mauro Icardi, Ander Herrera, Keylor Navas, Juan Bernat and Rafinha got three new Spanish-speaking buddies to make jokes and share stories during training. It’s not ideal for the young France international.After injuries have spoiled his start of the season, Kylian was keen to shine again on Saturday, with Montpellier providing the opposition at Parc des Princes. The home team dominated the match without embarking on a goalscoring spree. In fact, they only scored the second goal late on. And Mbappe was frustrated with it. As Neymar was holding the ball, the Frenchman thought he was in a good position to score. Still, the Brazilian star chose to play the ball to German substitute Julian Draxler – who went on to score. After Neymar provided the assist for Julian Draxler’s goal to seal the 2-0 victory over Montpellier, Kylian Mbappé was spotted complaining to Idrissa Gana Gueye that Neymar doesn’t pass him the ball when it’s him in that position.Trouble in paradise. pic.twitter.com/8csdjSfu3z— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) September 25, 2021 Now, Neymar’s decision proved to be the right one, but the fact that Mbappe’s frustration was so evident suggests that there is something rotten going on. Manager Mauricio Pochettino will have to manage this situation to prevent the egos from getting hurt this season. Last week, at a press conference, the Argentinian admitted that he’s aware of the situation forming in his dressing room.”Leo Messi, Angel di Maria and Neymar know each other – and Kylian must be included in all of this. It will take a little while.”When you take Mbappe’s flirting with a move to Real Madrid, it’s easy to see that Paris may soon be a part of his past.
