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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) President Nasser Al-Khelaifi warned Neymar and other highly-paid star players on Sunday that they must shape-up or ship-out, claiming "celebrity behavior" at the French champions will not be tolerated.
"The players will have to assume their responsibilities even more than before," Al-Khelaïfi told France Football in an interview.
"It must be completely different, they will have to do more, work more. They are not here to please themselves and if they do not agree, the doors are open. I do not want to have celebrity behavior anymore.
"I have realized that changes were essential, otherwise we're going nowhere."
Without being named though, there is little doubt that Brazilian star Neymar was the chief target of Al-Khelaifi's blast.
PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi attends a press conference in Paris, France, February 22, 2019. /VCG Photo
The 27-year-old Neymar was questioned by Brazilian police for five hours on Thursday over allegations he raped a woman he met through social media in a Paris hotel last month -- charges he has denied.
Neymar has been plagued by controversy in France.
Injured and forced to watch from the stands as PSG were knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United in March, Neymar aimed obscene language at the match officials on Instagram.
"It's a disgrace. They get four guys who don't understand football to watch a slow motion replay in front of the TV," he wrote.
Neymar was handed a three-match suspension by UEFA for those insults which rule him out of PSG's opening fixtures in next season's European campaign.
Neymar then scored in PSG's French Cup final defeat by Rennes but hit a supporter as he collected his runners-up medal at the Stade de France.
He was given a further two-game ban while the Brazilian press branded him a "coward" and a "rebellious teenager".
PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi encourages his players during the UEFA Champions League match between PSG and Manchester United at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK, February 12, 2019. /VCG Photo
Brazil boss Tite took the skipper's armband away from the 96-time international and gave it to club teammate Dani Alves instead, although it proved academic as Neymar was then ruled out of the Copa America due to an ankle ligament injury picked up in a friendly.
PSG won the French Ligue 1 title for a sixth time in seven seasons.
However, in a disappointing European run, Thomas Tuchel's men failed to reach the later stages of the Champions League losing to Manchester United in the last 16.
They have now lost in the last 16 in three straight seasons.