Neal Maupay has opened up on current clashes with Premier League stars which have seen him grow to be the pantomime villain of the division.
Maupay has grow to be considerably synonymous with winding up fellow professionals in current weeks, first clashing with James Maddison in Brentford‘s defeat to Tottenham on the finish of January.
He then angered Kyle Walker, and was accused of speaking in regards to the full-back’s household on the again of stories he had fathered a second baby with a unique girls to his accomplice.
The ahead was slammed for his actions however has insisted he has by no means crossed a line, denying the allegations round his supposed feedback to Walker in his facet’s 3-1 defeat to the Champions on February 5.
Speaking to The Times, Maupay claimed ‘everybody would snigger’ in the event that they knew what he actually stated to Walker, and insisted he’s ‘simply having enjoyable’ along with his on-field antics.
Neal Maupay has responded to Kyle Walker’s claims across the pair’s conflict earlier this month
The pair have been concerned in a heated change as Walker claimed Maupay had made references to his kids
The conflict got here after it was revealed that Walker had fathered a second baby with a unique lady to his accomplice
‘I did not assume I ought to need to defend myself for one thing I did not do,’ he stated of the conflict with Walker. ‘The individuals who know me, they know I would not say one thing like that, however it’s a bit unfair as a result of if I do not speak then folks will assume I’m responsible.
‘I’m not going to say [what he said], however, when you learn my lips correctly and discover out, everybody would snigger.
‘People say footballers are boring, then abruptly a participant does this and everybody goes, “Why, Neal? He’s the most disliked player. Blah blah blah”. For me, soccer is a sport, it is leisure. I’m simply having enjoyable and, on the pitch, I’m making an attempt to do the whole lot to win. If I can say one thing that places you off or makes you overthink and make a mistake, I’ll do it.
‘The defenders might be cheeky with it as nicely. I’m not a loopy man. We performed Wolves final week and nothing occurred as a result of their centre backs acted otherwise.’
The current concentrate on Maupay’s actions started when he mimicked James Maddison’s well-known darts celebration when he scored the opening purpose of Brentford’s 3-2 defeat to Ange Postecoglou’s facet.
Maddison ended up confronting the Frenchman on the pitch, and later criticised the transfer and his purpose scoring exploits, which Maupay to responded to on social media by mentioning Maddison’s relegation report.
Maupay additionally riled James Maddison by copying his darts celebration after scoring at Tottenham
The pair have been then concerned in an odd change after Maddison took exception to the transfer
They later clashed on social media, with Maddison sharing an image of the ahead’s celebration on social media
Later within the match, Spurs purpose scorers Brennan Johnson and Richarlison carried out the celebration, seemingly in jest at Maupay.
‘He took it actually personally, it is humorous,’ Maupay stated. ‘I threw a dart and he received so offended he posted my image on his Instagram. But if I give a bit one thing, I’ve received to have the ability to take it as nicely.
‘We did not lose towards Tottenham due to my celebration. They’d be in huge hassle within the league in the event that they wanted a participant to wind them as much as win a sport.’