PSG will miss Neymar when he's gone. Mbappe might get all the hype, but Neymar is still easily their best player. Whoever they replace him with will be a downgrade.
I agree. Neymar has done himself little favours, with nonsense off-field (which is, in his mitigation, a little over-hyped though), getting involved with fams leading to a ban was terribly irrepsonsible though... petulant.. his massive demands, and his seemingly overtly-centred role within the national team. His injuries do not help either...
BUT....
Neymar is without a doubt, a special, unique football talent. An awesome player, beautiful to watch, phenomenal skill and ability which cannot be taught, nor contained when he playing even 50 to 75% of his game. I love watching him.. he dominates and wins games on his own, completely controls the tempo of a game, regardless of opposition... and what I really love about him, is the fact that he is a goalscorer. He scores, loads, and loads, and loads of goals. He's not even a No 9!!
One season of him being relatively injury-free, and happy with his football, and you could almost guarantee a Ballon'D'Or. The guy is special.
I actually think that Brazil playing without him, and winning, will assist him. Because what he needs is a season of humility. And we all, any football fan, would love to see that.
He's a brilliant footballer. Truly brilliant. Does things, and sees the game in ways v v v v few players do. Only Messi and CR7 can have a more individual impact, in that incredible way.