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Neymar needs competition for place says PSG coach

By Daily Sports on August 6, 2017

Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery said on Saturday he wants to keep his top players to give superstar signing Neymar competition for a starting berth in the team.

Brazilian Neymar was introduced to fans before kick-off at the Parc des Princes in Paris ahead of PSG's 2-0 win over newly-promoted Amiens in their opening match of the 2017/18 season.

His new teammates dominated throughout as South Americans Edinson Cavani and Javier Pastore scored the goals.

Pastore is one of the players whose place in the team is under threat from €222-million signing Neymar, but rather than think of selling off attacking talent to balance the books, Emery wants the likes of Argentine Angel Di Maria and German Julian Draxler to stay and push Neymar for a starting berth.

"We need competition for Neymar. We need players who will give competition for Neymar's position," said Emery.

"Draxler can play on the left, right and in the middle. Pastore can play on the left, right and in the middle."

Emery refused to comment on whether some players would have to be sold to comply with Uefa's financial fair play rules as the mammoth outlay to sign Neymar from Barcelona will surely put a strain on PSG's finances.

Emery prefered to focus on what the signing of Neymar brings to the team in terms of competitiveness.

"The signing of players like Neymar, but also the work done on the academy shows the work we're doing to improve the club," he said.

"Everything the club does after discussions with me is because we think it's better. Everything we're going to do (including possible sales) is good." © AFP

•Photo shows PSG coach, Unai Emery.

Source Daily Sports

Posted August 6, 2017