The German coach talked up the importance of keeping the wantaway star at the club following Sunday’s upset result
Thomas Tuchel has admitted Paris Saint-Germain missed Neymar in their shock defeat to Rennes and ruled out an exit for the Brazil international unless an adequate replacement is brought in.
“He will not leave without recruitment, it is not possible,” Tuchel said at his post-match news conference. “It’s clear – if he stays, we will have a player who will help us win.
“We lacked the capacity for acceleration. There were small situations where space opened but we were not decisive.”
Tuchel told Canal +: “I always say the same thing, the transfer window is open even more than 10 days and you think it will be settled tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?
“What I think is not important. Today my player cannot play because he has not done any training like the others. This is the situation, and nothing has changed.”