French media "RMC Sports" recently reported, "Neymar and Marco Veratti were not invited to Media Day for photo ops, as well as absent from PSG's final training."
"Coach Luis Enrique and general manager Luis Campos informed the two players that they had no intention of relying on them this season," he said adding, "As far as we know, a total of five players have been called up, not only Neymar and Beratti, but also Henatu Sanchez, Hugo Ekitique and Juan Bernat."
"The PSG leadership has informed them that they are not in their plan this season, and five players have been encouraged to leave the club this summer," he said.
Among the five players, Neymar and Beratti have been stars and key players representing PSG. Berati, who has played a key role in PSG's midfield, was expected to leave the club soon after completing a personal agreement with Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal.
Neymar, one of the world's top soccer stars beyond Brazil and PSG, drew attention as he recently wanted to transfer to his former team Barcelona, although PSG is a necessary player to win the trophy next season.
French media, including "L'Equipe," reported on the 9th, "Neymar announced to the PSG leadership that he wanted to leave the team this summer as he decided to return to Barcelona."
They said, "Two days after returning from the Asian tour, Neymar met with his family and agent and agreed to finish his PSG career. "I think it's time to leave," he said. "His earnest desire now is to return to Barcelona."
According to the media, Neymar was shocked that many PSG fans protested in front of his house during last season. When Neymar was ruled out for the season due to an ankle injury during the game in March, PSG was ahead of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich.
PSG, which lost 0-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 against German Bundesliga champion Munich, desperately needed to win the second leg, but failed to overcome Neymar's absence and lose 0-2, failing to advance to the quarterfinals with a combined score of 0-3.
When PSG, who was considered a candidate for the Champions League title, was eliminated early in the round of 16, some fans expressed anger at Neymar. They were very dissatisfied with Neymar, who failed to lead the Champions League title despite his high salary, and visited his home to protest, drawing attention.
In response, the media said, "Neymar thinks the club is not sufficiently protecting the players from the outside," adding that the protest incident had a significant impact on Neymar's choice to return to Barcelona.
As Neymar asked for a transfer ahead of the new season, fans were watching what decision PSG would make. PSG have already chosen to break up with PSG's top star Kylian Mbappe with Neymar.
Mbappe, whose contract expires in June 2024, has drawn the wrath of the club when he refuses to renew his contract. PSG excluded Mbappe from both Asian tours and promotional posters to make sure that Mbappe was sent out this summer. Mbappe was not invited to Media Day, where Neymar and Berati were absent.
If Neymar plays after Mbappe, it is expected to be a big blow to PSG, but the club has decided not to catch a player who has left his mind.
In response, "Transfermarkt" said, "When PSG management made a decision and announced it in Qatar, Campos also attended," adding, "We will have to leave players who do not want to play with all their hearts and souls for PSG."
He added, "This is because named players have to receive high salaries for a long time, whose contract period ends between 2025 and 2027."
This means that he no longer intends to be with players who do not play hard for the team even though they are receiving a lot of salaries within the club. Among the players who have been notified of his release, Neymar is known to receive 30 million euros (about 43.4 billion won) in salary for a year, which is one of the highest salaries in the soccer world.
PSG decided to form a squad with players who would send out all players who had no commitment to the team and, on the contrary, play the best for the team.
Recently, Portuguese striker Gonzalo Hamus, born in 2001, was hired on loan, and French striker Randal Kolomuani (Eintracht Frankfurt), born in 1998, is one of the potential candidates for PSG.
Meanwhile, while PSG is preparing to break up with Neymar and Mbappe by recruiting new strikers, expectations have grown that Lee Kang-in will start the opening game of the French League 1 soon before the season opens.
"L'Equipe" predicted the best 11 among the rest of the players except Mbappe, Neymar, and Verati on the 10th to start the 2023/24 season's League 1 opening match against Lorien at 4 a.m. on the 13th.
The media, which expected Enrique to put forward a 4-3-3 screening, predicted that Lee Kang-in, Gonzalo Hamus, and Marco Asensio would play in the front three-top positions. Coincidentally, all three, including Lee Kang-in, are freshmen recruited this summer.
In the midfield, Vitina, Manuel Ugarte, and Warren Zaire-Emery were expected to be deployed, while Ashraf Hakimi, Marcinos, Milan Shkriniar and Luca Hernandez were expected to take charge of the back4 yen. The goal was defended by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Lee Kang-in started the pre-season friendly match in France before leaving the Asian tour, and he suffered a thigh injury while performing well, concentrating on recovery training for most of the Asian tour.
Lee Kang-in, who recovered from his injury by steadily training, showed up in the second half of the friendly match against Jeonbuk Hyundai held at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 3rd, boosting his sense of play.
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