‘The weasel’ – Tony Bellew rips into Neal Maupay after striker brutally trolls Everton
Neal Maupay may still be contracted to Everton – but he couldn’t help but stick the knife in following the club’s defeat to Nottingham Forest. The French striker is currently on loan at Ligue 1 giants Marseille, which will become a permanent stay next summer. Marseille’s on-loan striker Maupay has taken a swipe at parent club Everton on social mediaGetty Maupay has endured a disappointing time at Everton after joining from Brighton in 2022. He scored just one goal in 29 games in all competitions for the Toffees during the 2022/23 campaign. He was then shipped off on loan to Brentford the following campaign, before being offloaded yet again earlier this year. The 28-year-old has featured regularly under Roberto De Zerbi in France – helping his side sit second in the table. He has been directly involved in six goals from 11 Ligue 1 matches to show Everton what they are missing. In contrast, Everton are struggling as they sit 16th in the Premier League table – just two points above the relegation zone following Sunday’s home defeat to Forest. And Maupay looked to rub salt in the wounds of Everton fans as he mocked their loss on social media. Living up to his pantomime villain reputation, Maupay joked on X: “Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile.” It’s safe to say that Everton supporters were left fuming by his post, with former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew simply writing: “P****.” The post that made the Evertonians rageX @nealmaupay_ Maupay has scored just once for Everton across 32 matches in all competitionsGetty And Bellew joined talkSPORT to discuss Maupay, and he’s not a big fan. He said: “It’s not the nicest thing to be done by a player who is obviously on the payroll. “He’s a muppet. “When Everton are doing okay, you don’t hear a murmur out of the little squeak – the weasel. “But the minute Everton are losing or underperforming, then the weasel shows up. “It’s just very, very sad, and he should worry about the team he’s actually playing for because while he was at Everton, the last thing he did was play football – he was useless. “I just don’t understand why he is having a go at his paymasters. “Brighton were desperate to get him out; we just didn’t know what we were taking, but we’ve found out he’s a little, horrible wind-up merchant, so he is what he is.” He will join Marseille on a permanent deal at the end of the seasonGetty Everton fan Bellew will be just one supporter that will be glad to see the back of him… Meanwhile, one fan wrote in response to Maupay’s post: “Next time you play Everton you’re going to get snapped. That will pipe you right down.” His comment drew a response from the striker, who replied by saying: “See you in the Champions League next season!” He then followed it up by making a further joke at Everton’s expense. Correcting his previous post, Maupay simply stated, ‘Championship,’ highlighting the relegation battle the Toffees are involved in. It’s not the first time this season that Maupay has caused the ire of Everton fans. Prior to his loan to Marseille, Maupay was on the bench for the club’s heavy defeats to Brighton and Tottenham. Maupay is regarded as one of the Premier League’s greatest ever pantomime villainsGetty Following Everton’s 4-0 hammering at Spurs, Maupay was one of several players that were targeted with abuse by supporters at a London train station. In a video that went viral, Maupay appeared to react to the shouts of ‘f*** off’ from one particular supporter. He then shared the clip in question on social media, where he said: “Imagine another job where it’s normalised to get abuse like this. “Hanging around at a train station to scream at men who are trying their best…” And following his recent social media activity, it’s safe to say there’s no love lost between the player and the Everton fanbase. Sean Dyche’s men return to action with a trip to Bournemouth on Saturday and a heavy defeat could see them slip into the relegation zone. Following their loss to Forest, Dyche said: “They’re all tough games. “Expectation has probably grown a bit but today we didn’t deliver on the expectations. They’ll grow again and we’ve got to go and deliver. “Four or five games ago, people were saying, ‘Oh, look at this run’. Well, we’ve turned over a pretty reasonable points return in that run. “So now the next challenge is, every game is a tough game, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it now.”
Neal Maupay may still be contracted to Everton – but he couldn’t help but stick the knife in following the club’s defeat to Nottingham Forest.
The French striker is currently on loan at Ligue 1 giants Marseille, which will become a permanent stay next summer.
Maupay has endured a disappointing time at Everton after joining from Brighton in 2022.
He scored just one goal in 29 games in all competitions for the Toffees during the 2022/23 campaign.
He was then shipped off on loan to Brentford the following campaign, before being offloaded yet again earlier this year.
The 28-year-old has featured regularly under Roberto De Zerbi in France – helping his side sit second in the table.
He has been directly involved in six goals from 11 Ligue 1 matches to show Everton what they are missing.
In contrast, Everton are struggling as they sit 16th in the Premier League table – just two points above the relegation zone following Sunday’s home defeat to Forest.
And Maupay looked to rub salt in the wounds of Everton fans as he mocked their loss on social media.
Living up to his pantomime villain reputation, Maupay joked on X: “Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile.”
It’s safe to say that Everton supporters were left fuming by his post, with former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew simply writing: “P****.”
And Bellew joined talkSPORT to discuss Maupay, and he’s not a big fan.
He said: “It’s not the nicest thing to be done by a player who is obviously on the payroll.
“He’s a muppet.
“When Everton are doing okay, you don’t hear a murmur out of the little squeak – the weasel.
“But the minute Everton are losing or underperforming, then the weasel shows up.
“It’s just very, very sad, and he should worry about the team he’s actually playing for because while he was at Everton, the last thing he did was play football – he was useless.
“I just don’t understand why he is having a go at his paymasters.
“Brighton were desperate to get him out; we just didn’t know what we were taking, but we’ve found out he’s a little, horrible wind-up merchant, so he is what he is.”
Meanwhile, one fan wrote in response to Maupay’s post: “Next time you play Everton you’re going to get snapped. That will pipe you right down.”
His comment drew a response from the striker, who replied by saying: “See you in the Champions League next season!”
He then followed it up by making a further joke at Everton’s expense.
Correcting his previous post, Maupay simply stated, ‘Championship,’ highlighting the relegation battle the Toffees are involved in.
It’s not the first time this season that Maupay has caused the ire of Everton fans.
Prior to his loan to Marseille, Maupay was on the bench for the club’s heavy defeats to Brighton and Tottenham.
Following Everton’s 4-0 hammering at Spurs, Maupay was one of several players that were targeted with abuse by supporters at a London train station.
In a video that went viral, Maupay appeared to react to the shouts of ‘f*** off’ from one particular supporter.
He then shared the clip in question on social media, where he said: “Imagine another job where it’s normalised to get abuse like this.
“Hanging around at a train station to scream at men who are trying their best…”
And following his recent social media activity, it’s safe to say there’s no love lost between the player and the Everton fanbase.
Sean Dyche’s men return to action with a trip to Bournemouth on Saturday and a heavy defeat could see them slip into the relegation zone.
Following their loss to Forest, Dyche said: “They’re all tough games.
“Expectation has probably grown a bit but today we didn’t deliver on the expectations. They’ll grow again and we’ve got to go and deliver.
“Four or five games ago, people were saying, ‘Oh, look at this run’. Well, we’ve turned over a pretty reasonable points return in that run.
“So now the next challenge is, every game is a tough game, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it now.”
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