Meunier: 'Neymar lost miracles at PSG'

"I have to admit that I admire Neymar when he is still playing at Barca. Barca's upstream against PSG in 2017 is completely due to his effort. In the room. However, in my opinion, he lost his miracle in Paris, "Kicker quoted Meunier.

In Barca's 6-1 victory over PSG in the second leg of the 2016-2017 Champions League round, Neymar scored two goals and made the assist lead to a decision. Thanks to this victory, Barca upstream despite losing 0-4 in the first leg.

Shortly thereafter, PSG bought Neymar's contract. However, after joining the Parc des Princes at a record price of $ 263 million, the Brazilian striker has never met the expectation. Neymar's scoring achievements gradually decreased over the season: from 28 to 23, 19, 17 and 13 goals. Neymar also could not help PSG win the only Champions League final in history: lost to Bayern 0-1 in 2020.

Neymar's future is facing a big question mark. Even the new PSG coach Christophe Galtier admitted: "I don't know what will happen from now until the end of the transfer period."

According to the French press, PSG is trying to sell Neymar. However, the 30 -year -old striker refused to leave the club, where he was being paid a salary of 49 million USD per season. Neymar's contract is limited to 2025, not to mention the terms of extension until 2027.

Meunier was a teammate of Neymar from 2017 to 2020. In the summer of 2020, the Belgian defender joined Dortmund on the form of freelance. Meunier added: "In Paris, I was released by the sports director at that time because I did not want to renew the contract. Everything took place without my attendance, until the general match The Champions League ends, even though I deserve to be there. "