Neymar removes photo in which he was topless and included cryptic post

BeSoccer 6 years ago 2.3k
Neymar uploaded a photo to Instagram and then removed it. AFP

Neymar returned to show doubts over his future after an Instagram post which scared PSG's fans and made Real Madrid ones happy. "I'm coming," he wrote, together with the hashtag "new project."

If what he wanted to do was create uncertainty, he did it brilliantly. The post he uploaded to instagram caused suspicion on three counts regarding a possible change of club in the summer. 

To start, the text itself. "I'm coming," as well as the hashtag #NewProject, was the laconic message. In addition, he wrote thanks in English, French and Portuguese. 

The second point to take into account: he appears without a shirt on. He is celebrating something, although the dark background, used as a curtain, leads one to think that it is not related to a football match. You can see a back shirt in his right arm which could be last season's PSG away kit, but it looks more like normal clothing. 

By the way, another detail. The photo is not recent: his hair with blonde highlights and his hair sticking up, is very different from his hairstyle against Monaco: black and curly, as is his normal colour

And another important thing: he removed the photo when he saw the stir it had caused. All this caused speculation to swirl around the net. 

Is Neymar talking about a new project at PSG? Is he changing club and that is why he has no shirt on? Is it just a marketing strategy? Is he talking about a project away from football? More question for a Neymar who is always in the spotlight, but that this time has caused it himself. 

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