Neymar: I'm staying at PSG
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has admitted that he will stay at the French club this season. He suffered a serious ankle injury in February that sidelined him for a long time, but he is now training at full speed. There was talk of interest in him from Chelsea, as well as from teams from the USA and Saudi Arabia.
"I will be at PSG next season, even if the fans don't like me very much. I will be there, with or without love," the 31-year-old Brazilian told GazeTV. In May, PSG fans chanted against Neymar in front of the player's home. "What do I want for next season? I want to get back to good football. To recover properly from my injury.
I am currently at 70% recovery. I still can't really run. It's an annoying injury, it worries me a lot. It was a painful process. I want to come back, train well and then think about what to do in the season. "Obviously winning is my goal, but above all I want to play well." The Brazilian also returned to the Seleção's unfortunate 2022 World Cup exit from Croatia on penalties.
"I cried for 5 days in a row. I was in a lot of pain. I would have preferred not to have scored the goal. It was the worst moment of my life," said Neymar. "I didn't want to return to the national team after the World Cup. But I reconsidered everything. It was painful to realize that your dream did not come true," he added. However, the Brazilian's media appearances also included more optimistic notes. Neymar has announced that if his partner was pregnant with a boy, he would name him after his good friend Lionel Messi.