Pique: 'He stays' was a personal opinion, it was nothing official
Gerard Piqué explained his Neymar tweet in a press conference before the game against Manchester United
"We were just relaxing with some other teammates. It¿s nothing official", the player explained
Gerard Piqué spoke at the press conference before the match against Manchester United and was asked about Neymar and his already famous “he stays” tweet he sent with a photo of him and the Brazilian.
“The ‘he stays’ was a personal opinion. I can just smell it or have some intuition. It’s more a wish. I hope he stays. We were just relaxing with some other teammates. It’s nothing official because it’s not up to me and it’s Ney who has to make a comment. That’s what I would like and hope will be the case,” the Barça centre back said.
Piqué also reflected on Neymar’s motivations and said “We’ve all been taking with him the last few days. I tried to explain to him the situation he was in. It’s understandable that things come up. At the end of the day, he’s 25 and a unique talent. He has options on the table. It could be money, but I don’t think so, it could be for football reasons, but I don’t it’s that either. And then there’s the issue of his role, being the leader of the team. Here, he’s at the same club as Messi, who is the best in the world”.
“At Barça you have to fight to stay in the squad. If it’s because of that, then I’d say don’t go to Paris,” Piqué explained, “There you’re putting everything on one card, if you don’t win the Champions League, you’re not going to be visible. He’s still young and having doubts. It’s understandable”.
