The campaign against Neymar has started... and this time from Barcelona!
The campaign against Neymar has activated. And on this occasion, it doesn't arrive from Madrid, but instead from Barcelona. Just when the team most needs the help of everyone that surrounds it, to get over their current mental block, two media sources have started hunting the Brazilian, questioning his personal life and his professionalism. And, what's worse, they have done so with the willing of part of the board.
These media sources have brought to light some of Neymar's "train of life". They claim that his "parties, trips with inadvisable schedules, recording adverts" have started to influence his sporting performance. And they say that they are "hearing the first complaints internally" compared to the protection he has received from the club until now.
This information then appears to be targeted by some members of the board at the underperforming Neymar. Some who seem to be advocating selling the Brazilian at the end of the season for his 190 million release fee clause.
Curiously, this leak appears at the same time as news of a new Madrid bid to sign Neymar, and the news from England that Manchester United are willing to pay 150m pounds for the star.
The worst of all is that these media sources say "the most worrying situation is the loss of synchronisation between Messi and Neymar". They say, furthermore, that this personal distance is showing itself on the pitch. However, the pair showed that was not true with their joking in training on Tuesday morning.
The campaign to upset Neymar has started in Barcelona and could have unthinkable consequences. Because if the player (and his people) are annoyed, the threat that Barcelona could lose him should Madrid, or a Premier League side, bid, is much stronger.
