Story By: Juan Mayes, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Golder’s News And Sport
This is the moment Neymar cannot open his luxury Ferrari as his teammate Thiago Silva’s wife films him struggling and jokingly asks him if he is “trying to rob other people’s cars”.
Video Credit: Golders/@belle_silva
The incident reportedly occurred as Neymar was leaving a Paris restaurant on Saturday evening and he was unable to get in his car.
The video shows Neymar standing next to his Ferrari GTC4 Lusso which is reportedly valued at 4 million BRL (748,000 GBP).
Neymar is seen rubbing his key against his sweater as he tries to get his key to work to open his Ferrari as a friend, reportedly Thiago Silva’s wife Isabelle Silva, jokingly says: “Are you trying to rob other people’s cars?” as she laughs before adding “rub it!”
After trying to open the car once unsuccessfully, Neymar starts to rub the key even more emphatically than before as he raises it above his head.
The superstar is even seen blowing into the key at one point and laughing before the video ends.
He reportedly eventually made into his car after continued efforts and placing the key very close to the luxury car.
According to Brazilian online newspaper Universo Online (UOL), the problem was the key’s batteries were running low and this affected the key’s radio frequencies.
A Ferrari spokesperson spoke to UOL and said: “In emergencies, you can detach a mechanical key and insert it into the car to open it.
“In the case of Neymar, if the battery had not worked again, he could have done that.”
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