Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Leo Messi leaves, Neymar still returns to Barcelona
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Rumors of Neymar’s return to Barcelona have not faded. The Brazilian star is believed to still have the desire to return to Camp Nou.
Since the summer of last year, Barcelona has been trying to hijack Neymar back from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The player also welcomed the interest with open arms.
However, Barcelona’s efforts came to a dead end due to the high value asked by PSG. The French giant certainly does not want to let Neymar go for a price lower than his purchase value of 222 million euros.
Barcelona actually doesn’t possess that much funds. In exchange, the Blaugrana signed Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid for 120 million euros.
Unfortunately Griezmann’s arrival did not have a positive effect on Barcelona’s game. Evidently they ended the 2019-2020 season without a title and saw the dismissal of two coaches.
Last summer, Barcelona continued to try to seduce PSG to let Neymar go. But this time the player was reluctant to respond after bringing Les Parisiens to the Champions League final.
Neymar also seems aware that Barcelona’s internal conditions are in trouble. Therefore he chose to stay in Paris.
Even so, it is believed that Neymar is still interested in returning to Barcelona. The deadlock in negotiating a contract extension with PSG could be a sign of this.
As reported by the US, Neymar is even ready to force his move to Barcelona at the end of this season. Even though his contract with PSG will only end in 2022.
However, the plan really depends on the moment of the Barcelona presidential election in January. It is possible that Neymar has already made an agreement with one of the candidates.
Apart from the presidential election, Neymar’s return is believed to be dependent on Lionel Messi’s future. If La Pulga leaves, Barcelona would have insisted on looking for a replacement.
Neymar is certainly one of the right candidates to replace Messi’s role as the leader of Barcelona. Of course, the player will also be tempted by the offer.