Vitinha experienced one of his top moments at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, earning Man of the Match in the 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund. However, the story now concerns his relationship with former teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr.
The 23-year-old had to break his silence and deny a report that he and Messi got into an altercation during a training session early this year. However, the information from L’Equipe revealed more.
According to the French media outlet, in the minds of Neymar and Messi, Vitinha embodied the 2022 signings made by sporting advisor Luis Campos of average players (Carlos Soler, Hugo Ekitike) with which PSG would not succeed in conquering Europe.
‼️| In the minds of Neymar & Leo Messi, Vitinha embodied the 2022 signings made by Luis Campos of average players (Carlos Soler, Hugo Ekitike) with which PSG would not succeed in conquering Europe. @lequipe pic.twitter.com/YYQBwtfX5F
— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) September 20, 2023
L’Equipe concludes that Vitinha will perhaps not say it publicly. Still, last season looked like a “station of the cross” due to a collective of rare mediocrity that he couldn’t escape, his very tense relationship with Neymar and Messi.
‼️| Vitinha will perhaps not say it publicly but his last season looked like a ‘stations of the cross’ due a collective of rare mediocrity that he couldn’t escape but also his relationship with Neymar & his very tense relationship with Messi. @lequipe pic.twitter.com/iAbMVmsh2o
— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) September 20, 2023
If the reporting is accurate that the two former PSG stars impacted the midfielder’s form, Vitinha could have a breakout in the 2023-24 season now that they’re both gone.
Messi is now with Inter Miami after leaving the French club as a free agent. Meanwhile, Neymar moved to Al-Hilal after the Saudi Arabia club reportedly paid €90 million.
Messi was also useless in half of the matches. Ney was useless for half of his career in PSG, he played half of the matches. How dare they criticize a young motivated player?