“Yes, I called Neymar ‘bum’ because I wasn’t happy with a pass," Kylian Mbappe said in his interview with RMC Sport.
"These are things which happen all the time in football," Mbappe continued.
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"That’s why, right after, given how it blew up, I spoke to him about it. This happens because we want to win.
"That’s it. No issue,” the Frenchman added.
Mbappe was caught on camera lambasting Neymar after he was subbed off in the game against Montpellier.
At face value, Mbappe's comments are believable. It doesn't look like there is any bad blood between the 22-year-old striker and the Brazilian.
Source: RMC Sport (h/t Fabrizio Romano @ Twitter)