Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has stated that there is no bad blood between his star players; Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.
“There’s no problem at all. I mean, I can argue with my brother, or sister, it’s normal. But the media, because it’s Kylian Mbappé… they are good friends and they are very good team-mates. And they will always be good team-mates,” he said.
The controversy began after Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-2 win against Montpellier on August 13.
During the match, Neymar decided to assume penalty duties following an earlier miss from the spot by Mbappe.
Per reports, Mbappe seemed frustrated with some teammates. The matter allegedly boiled over in the dressing rooms afterwards, requiring Sergio Ramos to step in and keep the peace.
Soon after, Neymar was seen to have liked a tweet that said Mbappe’s new contract with the French giants had him acting like the “owner of PSG”.
But according to Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the media is blowing the matter out of proportion.
“No, no. There’s no problem at all. I think it’s really… I mean, I think it’s you making a problem especially, and the media,” he said.
After the Champions League draw on Thursday where Paris Saint-Germain landed in Group H with Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa Al-Khelaifi was adamant that any supposed rift between his superstars was being overblown.
Through three games of the Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain are the only team with three wins, and have done so with 17 goals for, and only three against.
“It’s a good start, it’s just the start,” Al-Khelaifi said. “They need to work harder and there’s a lot of things to work on and to improve, because the season is too long, it’s just the start. We are very happy with the start.”