"Do not lie, you can ask anyone you want who was inside the locker room. It is a reprimand for the team.
I spoke, Lucas spoke, Arão, Gabi... Everyone.
And there were reprimands, obviously, because we are competitors, we want to win, we want to prevail. But there was no reprimand for the young players," said Neymar.
Neymar criticized the media reports regarding internal team dynamics and defended locker room discussions as a standard aspect of competitive sports.
"Those who are making these malicious and lying reports do not know anything. That I am not going to accept.
From now on I am not going to accept these lies that you release on the Internet. Agreed?
Are we together? Please.
That is all. And another thing, reprimands, inside the locker room, regardless of who it is, are normal.
Those who are making these malicious and lying reports do not know anything. They do not know what football is and never participated in a squad," said Neymar.
Santos faces a financial obligation exceeding $17 million owed to Neymar, alongside unpaid image rights to the broader squad.
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The club allocated $1.5 million from the sale of Luca Meirelles to reduce its balance with NR Sports, as Neymar's contract runs through December 2026.
