Neymar, "the spoiled child", the end of extravagance and luxury life with Paris Saint-Germain
The Brazilian Neymar, the French star of Paris Saint-Germain, said, Saturday, in Tokyo, that he wants to stay at the "Parc des Princes" this season, despite the constant speculation about his future.
"I always want to stay at the club. But I don't know what their plans are for me," the former Barcelona player said after his team's 3-0 victory over Urawa Reds in their Japanese summer tour.
The future of Neymar, who arrived in Paris in 2017 from the Catalan club for a record sum of 222 million euros, has been the subject of many rumors since the arrival of a new sports director, Portuguese Luis Campos and coach Christophe Galtier, in addition to the statements of the club president, Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi, about The end of "opulence and the luxury life".
Neymar, 30, finished last season disappointingly with 13 goals and 8 assists in 28 games in all competitions.
"I don't need to prove myself to anyone - I just need to play football and I should be happy to play football," he added.
Neymar revealed that he feels "a good physique" after he and Argentine Lionel Messi participated as two substitutes in the last thirty minutes of Saturday's match, in which Kylian Mbappe scored.
Neymar said it was "too early to talk about his impression" of the new coach, who arrived in the French capital from Nice at the end of last season.
In turn, Galtier said Neymar is "doing well" in the pre-season phase and "looks very happy and ready".
Galtier explained about the Brazilian player's future, "What will happen in the near future when the transfer window closes, I don't know."
"We announce that he is leaving, we announce that he will stay - I haven't spoken to Neymar about that. But he doesn't seem to be bothered by what is being said about him and his situation at the club."
Neymar had previously renewed his contract in 2021 until 2025, and then he himself activated two clauses allowing him to extend his contract for two additional years (until 2027), according to the French newspaper L'Equipe.
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