- Title: Neymar cleared to make PSG debut
- Date: 11th August 2017
- Summary: SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE (AUGUST 11, 2017) (REUTERS) PSG'S NEYMAR ARRIVING ON PITCH FOR TRAINING WITH TEAMMATE NEYMAR GREETING PSG COACH, UNAI EMERY PSG TEAM GETTING READY FOR TRAINING VARIOUS OF NEYMAR WITH PSG TEAMMATES TRAINING IN SESSION VARIOUS OF NEYMAR TRAINING WITH TEAMMATES, THIAGO SILVA, AND DANI ALVES TRAINING IN SESSION PSG PLAYERS TRAINING INCLUDING EDINSON CAVANI, ALVES, SILVA AND NEYMAR TRAINING IN SESSION JOURNALISTS EMERY ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "But one thing is for sure, we want him (Neymar) to start playing in the team and in the eleven. He trains well." NEYMAR, ALVES AND SILVA TRAINING TRAINING IN SESSION (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "That is why he is ready, if the authorisation arrives (for Neymar to play), he can enter the team and play, which is what we all want, for him to be part of the eleven and be on the field because he is a player we need on the team and for him to be an option." EMERY LISTENING TO QUESTION FROM JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "The first thing is when you enter a new team, in a new country, in a new city like Paris, you need some time to adapt. You need to find a house to live in, and also within the team, with the players, he knows a lot of his teammates, that's why as a main player I think he's doing well in terms of adapting." EMERY LISTENING TO QUESTION FROM JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG COACH, UNAI EMERY, SAYING: "I don't know what will happen in the next few days, he's (striker Kylian Mbappe) a Monaco player." END OF NEWS CONFERENCE, EMERY LEAVING
- Embargoed: 25th August 2017 14:26
- Keywords: Neymar training with PSG coach Unai Emery Paris St-Germain
- Location: SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE
- City: SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TPQHJ3
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- Story Text: PSG coach Unai Emery said on Friday (August 11) that world-record signing Neymar was ready to make his debut for Paris St Germain, just as the French football federation confirmed it had received the player's transfer certificate which would enable him to play on Sunday (August 13).
The Brazilian, whose 222 million euros (201 mln pounds) signing from Barcelona doubled the world-record transfer fee, was prevented from playing in PSG's first Ligue 1 match of the season against Amiens last week because his registration had gone through too late.
PSG travel to En Avant Guingamp on Sunday.
PSG opened the season by beating Amiens 2-0 at the Parc des Princes last Saturday (August 5). They ended last season as runners-up to Monaco after winning four successive Ligue 1 titles.
When asked about Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, whom Arselnal's manager Arsene Wenger said was being eyed for PSG, Emery simply responded: "I don't know what will happen in the next few days". - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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