Paris (AFP)

A record transfer, spectacular goals, polemical medical treatment and extrasportal escapades ... From 2017 to 2019, Neymar has turned Paris into a new dimension but also in a soap opera where his smallest actions and gestures make headlines, globally.

Remonstrances PSG Monday for his absence in training are only the latest episode ...

. SEASON 1

Episode 1: 222 million euros

The incredible saga begins with his record transfer of 222 million euros for the debaucher FC Barcelona. Before the formalization of his arrival on August 3, 2017 and his greeting on the Eiffel Tower, theatrical moves follow one another like the famous "Sequeda" of the Barcelona Gerard Piqué, without managing to retain "Ney" in Catalonia. .. The starting point of an unprecedented "domino effect" on the transfer window.

Episode 2: the "show" against Toulouse

After his debut in Ligue 1 at Guingamp, Neymar made his first steps at the Parc des Princes against Toulouse on August 20th (6-2). With a double, including a goal of anthology, and two assists, the Brazilian artist gives a glimpse of his incredible talent from the outset.

Episode 3: "Penaltygate (s)"

The first quack arrives however very quickly against Lyon to the Park, September 17 (2-0). At the end of the match, Neymar comes to claim a ball which Edinson Cavani had seized to shoot a penalty. The Uruguayan, usual shooter, refuses then misses his attempt. The dispute, trivial in any club, turns into a mini-state affair.

Four months later, nothing has changed ... Despite his fantastic quadruple against Dijon (8-0), the Brazilian managed the feat of being whistled by his own public when he refused to give Cavani a penalty that would have could be, for the Uruguayan, synonymous with record goals scored in the Parisian jersey.

Episode 4: Injury and operation in Brazil

On February 25, 2018, he has a few minutes left to play in a clasico over OM (3-0), when Neymar injures himself on an ankle and then goes out on stretcher ... The N.10 auriverde will be not there to avoid a new elimination of his club in the eighth finals of the Champions League against Real Madrid, March 6. Worse, Paris gives the feeling of not having the control on the medical treatment of its star, operated in Brazil.

Episode 5: Failed world and simulations

After a long recovery and winning the honorary trophy for best player in Ligue 1, "Ney" is well at the rendezvous of the 2018 World Cup. But Brazil is coming out of the quarter against Belgium (2-1), in a match where the N.10 weighs far too little. Above all, the world of football retains its simulations and its propensity to be easily dropped. Neymar has just experienced the worst season of his career.

. SEASON 2

Episode 1: the fatal relapse

Medical nightmare, season 2. After a first part of the season full of promises, the same drama is repeated: on January 23, 2019 in the Coupe de France against Strasbourg (2-0), "Ney" leaves the lawn of the Park in tears, to again touched on the right foot. The operation is avoided but the Brazilian star misses the double confrontation against Manchester United in the Champions League, and the improbable "encore encore" (victory 2-0 in the first leg, defeat 3-1 in return) ...

Episode 2: Nightmare in Cup (s)

The return of Neymar is scheduled late April for the final of the Coupe de France, lost against Rennes. At the presentation of the medals in the tribune of honor of the stadium of France, "Ney" slaps a spectator-lodger after the defeat. The scene becomes viral on social networks.

Suspended three games firm for this gesture of mood, he loses his captaincy of the Seleçao a few weeks of the Copa America ... he finally can not play because of a new injury.

Episode 3: rape charge in Paris

The troubles continue in early June. Neymar is accused of rape by a woman who lodged a complaint for alleged acts in Paris. In a seven-minute video posted on Instagram, Neymar defended himself: "It was a trap and I ended up falling in. I hope this will serve as a lesson for the future."

Episode 4: Pressure and sanctions?

"I do not want to have any more celebrity behavior": in an interview with France Football, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi comes out of his silence in June to open the door to a departure from the Brazilian, without citing it. "(The players) are not here to please themselves, and if they do not agree, the doors are open. A few weeks later, Neymar misses the recovery. PSG promises to "take the appropriate measures that result". Before the divorce?

? 2019 AFP