Yesterday Wednesday, hundreds of supporters and “ultras” of Paris Saint-Germain demonstrated outside the club’s headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt to express their anger at the state of play and the decline of the team.
Some supporters, who carried smoke bombs, criticized in particular the Argentinian Lionel Messi, the Brazilian Neymar and the Italian Marco Verratti, as well as the coach Christophe Galtier.
Nearly 100 supporters dressed in black jerseys gathered outside the home of Neymar, absent from stadiums until the end of the current season due to injury, in Bougival (Evelines), chanting offensive slogans, “Neymar, leave “. according to what a source told AFP, pointing out that some of them mentioned “they want to repeat their gesture every evening”.
The demonstrators dispersed “quietly, a few minutes after their arrival”, without “desire to confront the police”.
Neymar wrote in Portuguese on his Instagram page on Wednesday evening: “Don’t let people put you in a storm, but reassure them.”
In the context of these events, Saint-Germain has taken measures to reinforce protection, in particular with the increased presence of security agents at the “Can de Loge” training center and in front of the homes of Neymar, Messi and Verratti. , “all targets” with hostile songs, according to another source at AFP.
The club responded in a press release published on Wednesday evening: “Paris Saint-Germain condemns in the strongest terms the intolerable and insulting behavior of a small group of individuals, which occurred on Wednesday”.
He continued: “Whatever the differences, nothing can justify such actions. The club offers its full support to its players, management and everyone involved in this shameful behavior.”
The Collective Ultras Paris group expressed fear for the fate of the club and said in a statement: “We are sincerely concerned about the future and the sustainability of our club”, asking: “Is there still a pilot on board ?”
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