PSG wanted to get rid of Neymar, now he is giving them a hard lesson in response

Not even the most optimistic Parisian fan could have imagined Neymar's start to the season. Criticized for his continuous injuries and his lack of commitment to PSG, the Brazilian has started the season relentlessly. The fact that he has been put up for sale by his team has not affected him, but rather the opposite. He brought forward his vacations by a week, got physically fit in record time and wanted to prove wrong for all those who considered that he would never return to his best level.

Neymar's recent form has been spectacular. In the Super Cup against Nantes, without Mbappé, he scored a brace and commanded each of PSG's attacks. On match day 1, at Clermont, again without Mbappé, injured, ‘Ney’ scored and provided three assists in a match that confirmed that this could be, once and for all, the season in which he rediscovers his best form.

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A week later, against Montpellier, in the match in which he had a spat with Mbappé that was settled the following day, the Brazilian was again decisive. He scored two goals and put Mbappé in check. The two, at odds for Mbappé allegedly asking for Neymar’s departure in the summer, recovered their sensations on Sunday against Lille in an attacking display by PSG, who thrashed 1-7 a team that had snatched the Ligue 1 title from them a year ago.

With two goals and a great assist for Mbappé, Neymar is living a in a form that he had not experienced for years. If in attack he has been inexorable, in defense his commitment has been pleasantly surprising. ‘Ney’ presses, gives balance on the left flank and steals more balls than ever since he arrived in France.

Neymar is proving naysayers and PSG wrong

With 5 goals and 6 assists, Neymar has already equaled the six assists he made throughout last season. Figures that, evidently, have caused PSG to not even consider his departure in the summer after the rumors of his departure surfaced. But now Neymar is proving too valuable for PSG to let go.