NEYMAR has been dubbed the “biggest flop in football history” by a French journalist.
This comes after the Brazil superstar was unable to stop the Parisians from slipping to a second Ligue 1 defeat of 2023 on Sunday.
Neymar and Co lost 1-0 at Rennes and are suddenly just three points above second-place Lens, who beat them on New Year’s Day.
The Brazilian ace yet to find the net in three games since returning from the World Cup after once again drawing blank at Roazhon Park.
But the 30-year-old has still generally been a good servant for PSG since his record move from Barcelona in 2017.
Neymar has won 12 trophies during his time at the Parc des Princes and has been directly involved 188 goals in 167 games since his £198m switch from the Nou Camp.
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Regardless, journalist Daniel Riolo has still ripped into the Brazilian superstar.
Speaking on After Foot on RMC: “He had half a good season because he was preparing for the World Cup, he was just in training.
“There, it’s over. He starts because Galtier, the great revolutionary with Campos, leaves him on the pitch.
“Do we realise that Neymar, in terms of recruitment and salary, is the biggest flop in the history of football?
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“I can’t think of a bigger flop for what it cost, it’s horrible.
“Let PSG stop. And we are thinking about the idea of extending Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos.
“But extend Messi for 20 years, give him a box and he will come to the stadium when he is a grandfather.
“Let’s extend Neymar and give him 15 years of salary at the point where we are.”
Next up for Neymar and his PSG team-mates is a clash with a familiar face in Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s set to make his Saudi debut in a friendly for a combined Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal XI, on Thursday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
