Watch Neymar and Verratti perform keepy-ups with Djokovic in Monaco after PSG stars fly out for Monte Carlo Masters
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN stars Neymar and Marco Verratti had a little kickaround with tennis star Novak Djokovic during the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday.
The PSG aces took off for Monaco shortly after Saturday’s 6-1 thumping of Clermont Foot at the Gabriel Montpied stadium and met with tennis’ world No1 Djokovic.
The three athletes found a large ball designed like the one used in the tennis tournament and performed some keepy-ups in front of bystanders.
Djokovic showed some impressive skills even though he was ultimately the one to drop the ball.
Neymar decided to take that trip to the ATP Masters with PSG team-mate Verratti as a reward after a scoring a hat-trick against Clermont.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino gave his players a break after their dominant performance as they won’t be back in action until Sunday when they host second-placed Marseille.
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Neymar and Verratti boarded a private jet and went to the Monte Carlo Country Club with the former recording the journey on his Instagram story.
The Italy international was joined on the trip by his model wife Jessica Aidi.
DJ Martin Garrix and Victoria’s Secret model Izabel Goulart also tagged along with the football stars.
They all sat in the front row as they watched Fabio Fognini’s first-round tennis match against Arthur Rinderknech.
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Fognini won after just three sets with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Rinderknech.
Neymar is among the PSG stars who have received immense criticism amid a disappointing season that saw Pochettino’s star-studded team getting eliminated from the Champions League in the Last 16.
Lionel Messi has also come under fire after his shock arrival from Barcelona last summer as he has struggled to replicate his Nou Camp success.