Neymar says he is too big a hothead to be a manager and reveals plans to become professional GAMER when he retires
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN star Neymar has revealed he is considering becoming a PRO GAMER when he retires after ruling out a career in management.
The 30-year-old star admitted he was already beginning to think about his future once he hangs up his boots.
Neymar, who still has four years left to run on his deal at the Parc des Princes, made the confession when speaking to Brazilian legend Ronaldo and Twitch star Gaules.
Speaking on the , the ex-Barcelona forward declared he is too much of a hothead to take charge of a club.
Asked about his future, he said: “I have a few things in mind but no concrete plans. I’m starting to think about that kind of stuff but nothing football-related.
"I’d like to work with something other than football. I don’t know, if I’m not playing football there’s nothing else I can do that’s football-related.
"I’d be terrible as a director, I’d be too chill. The players would be my friends and the club would be doomed.
"I can’t be a coach. I’d either get angry too quickly and tell everyone to p*** off and quit or they’d fire me so I’m done with football afterwards.”
Most read in football
FREE BETS: GET OVER £2,000 IN NEW CUSTOMER DEALS
Told by Gaules he thought Neymar would end up owning an esports team like recently-retired Sergio Aguero, Neymar responded: “I really do like the video game world so it’s a possibility.
“I may work with video games. I may be a gamer. We’ll see. I could produce something. I like the production aspect. It interests me.
“But I don’t know, all I know is that it won’t be football. Nothing has caught my eye. I have time to think and now I’m just thinking about all the possibilities.
"We’ll see, I have some time and we can wait. When I’m at the end of my career I’ll see what I can do.”
Neymar, who was guilty of one of the worst penalty misses of the season in Saturday's 3-1 defeat against Nantes, added: “I’m always joking with my friends.
"I tell them I’ll retire when I’m 32 but it’s just a joke. I’ll play until I’m mentally tired.
"If my mental health is OK and my body as well, physically I’ll think I’ll still last a few years, but my mental health is the most important thing. It has to be good always.
“My contract with Paris Saint-Germain will last until I’m 34 so I’ll be playing till then.”
He then stated he would like to play in the MLS before he hangs up his boots, insisting their long breaks appeal to him.
Asked by Ronaldo if he planned on retiring in Brazil, Neymar replied: “I don’t know. I have my doubts about that.
“I don’t know if I’ll play in Brazil again. I’d love to play in the US actually.
"I’d love to play there for at least a season but I don’t know about Brazil. Sometimes I want to, sometimes I don’t.”
READ MORE SUN STORIES
When Gaules interrupted to ask him why he wanted to play in the US after his time with PSG finished, he quipped: “First of all, their season is shorter, so I’d get three months vacation."
This prompted Ronaldo to joke: “You could play for ten more years.”
⚽ Read our Football News Live blog for breaking news, transfer gossip and must-read stories