Former Paris Saint-Germain star Thiago Silva has defended Neymar amid ongoing talk that the Brazilian superstar has fallen out with Kylian Mbappe.
PSG have made an electric start to the season, but their impressive form has been overshadowed by the fractured relationship between Neymar and Mbappe. It is believed that the high-profile duo have clashed on a number of occasions this term and the animosity between them has appeared to intensify in recent weeks.
PSG sporting director Luis Campos was allegedly forced to intervene when the duo became embroiled in a feud over penalty duties after Neymar refused to allow Mbappe, who had already missed a penalty earlier in the match, to take a second spot-kick in the 5-2 win over Montpellier back in August.
PSG boss Christophe Galtier did his best to cool talk of a feud earlier this month when he insisted that the pair were "good".
But Neymar has sparked fresh speculation over the pair's relationship following Brazil's 3-0 win over Ghana on Friday. The former Barcelona man appeared frosty when he was asked questions about Mbappe, replying "with Kylian?", before shrugging and adding, "I don’t" before walking off.
And now, Silva has waded into the debate over the pair's relationship. The Chelsea ace, who played alongside Neymar in Brazil's won over Ghana, told RMC Sport after the match: “I can’t talk about that [the relationship between Neymar and Mbappé]. I’m not inside PSG. I don’t know what exactly is going on. I can’t talk about Kylian. I can talk about Neymar who I know very well, he does everything to help his team.”
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Although Neymar seemed to be reluctant to talk about his relationship with Mbappe, the French striker opened up on their relationship last month.
Mbappe admitted that the duo have had ups and downs during their time together in Paris, but he stressed that the pair have a healthy level of respect for one another. Speaking in a press conference, the former Monaco man said: "To talk about Neymar, this is the sixth year, I think we've always had a relationship like this based on respect.
"But we've always had moments like this where sometimes we've had moments that were a bit colder and moments that were a bit hotter. There are times, you'll see, when we're the best of friends and sometimes we don't talk so much, it's the nature of our relationship that's like that."
