Kylian Mbappe sparked fury among his Paris Saint-Germain teammates Neymar and Lionel Messi when claiming that South American international competition was weaker than in Europe.
The comments drew the fury of Brazil boss Tite who responded that they did not “have to play Azerbaijan” to qualify for the World Cup. While none of Mbappe’s PSG teammates have issued a similar response, the comments went down very badly within the dressing room.
It is part of the background which provided the context for Mbappe and Neymar spectacularly falling out during PSG’s Ligue 1 clash against Montpellier last weekend. Neymar did not allow the Frenchman to take his side’s second spot-kick after the Frenchman had seen his first effort saved – with a public feud then being played out.
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