THE BALL – Neymar’s decision to return to play alongside Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)



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Contrary to early signs, which pointed to the imminent contract renewal, Neymar could, after all, leave Paris Saint-Germain next summer. All for … Lionel Messi. In accordance with RAC1The Brazilian forward, who has repeatedly expressed his desire to return to play alongside the Argentine star, froze the entire process of renewing the link (the current one ends in 2022) with PSG to force his return to Barcelona.

He guarantees Catalan radio that Lionel Messi will continue to represent Barcelona next season and Neymar sees, therefore, the window open to return to being a culé. Joan Laporta, president, and Mateu Alemany, sports director, do not end this possibility either. They know that hiring Neymar will require a considerable financial effort, but the possibility of winning the Champions League (the last one for Barcelona was precisely with Neymar alongside Messi and Luis Suárez) is a short-term reality with the Brazilian and the Argentine together.

In 2019, Neymar’s return to the city was one step away. Barcelona and PSG had a deal closed for 130 million euros and also the passes of Ivan Rakitic, Jean-Clair Todibo and Ousmane Dembélé but the Parisians ended up asking for another 20 million euros to close the deal, a requirement that Barcelona did not follow and the operation fell to the ground.



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