PSG will be at the top of Ligue 1 and almost in the Champions League round of 16, after easily defeating Bayern Munich, Anderlecht, and Celtic, but not everything is fine in Parc des Princes.
Behind closed doors, there are problems. And in the eye of the storm is the most expensive player in the world.
On the field, it feels like there were no integration issues between Neymar and the rest of the team. He scored ten goals in eleven games, became the superstar, and consolidated the idea that he is capable of competing with Ronaldo and Messi to be the best in the world.
Pero mientras su rendimiento no se vio afectado por la presión de ser el jugador más caro de la historia, en el vestuario la cuestión es otra: algunos de sus compañeros están menos entusiasmados por algunas actitudes del brasileño.
The former PSG sports director, Leonardo, described the 25-year-old star as "impertinent and charismatic" in an interview with Le Journal, and sent a warning to both the forward and the club.
"He should never forget that he can never feel greater than the institution," said Leonardo. And he added: "Never, not even if he is the best in the world. PSG must be more important than Neymar, that is essential. If not, we will not see Ney's best version."
The problem: Neymar does feel greater than PSG, considering that the club promised him the status of a king if he left Barcelona.
The sequences on the field went viral: Dani Alves passed the ball to Neymar instead of Cavani. The Uruguayan and the Brazilian forward argued about a penalty a couple of times. Little harmony.
In training sessions, Neymar's attitude is questionable. In the past week, for example, he spent a good part of practice simply nutmegging his opponents. Not much more.
The discontent may be generated because Neymar believes he needs more respect from his team than he receives. The club and the fans treat him like a king, but it is not the case with his teammates.
He arrived at PSG to be revered like Messi was in Barcelona, but he discovered that being the most expensive does not give him that right.
"Neymar grew up at Barcelona with Messi as his role model," said a source from PSG to Le Parisien. And they added: "So, he believes it is normal to have the same rights in Paris. But he forgot that the team made history without him." When Thiago Motta and Thiago Silva talked to him to bring him down from his pedestal, he acted as if he didn't care, according to El País.
The situation does not seem much different with Unai Emery. Le Parisien reported that the coach has no control over the Brazilian, who pays little attention to directions. The club, for now, only feeds the beast.
When some of the players who could leave the team due to Financial Fair Play saw Neymar's behavior, everything went wrong.
Neymar is at a crucial moment in his career. Will he be able to change his behavior to become the best player in the world, or will he be satisfied with being superior to the rest of his teammates? The answer will be crucial for the player, but even more so for PSG.