The PSG is considering selling Neymar, and the Brazilian player would also be open to a departure, according to several sources.
After Messi and Mbappé, is the MNM trio definitively disbanded? Neymar, the 31-year-old Brazilian forward at Paris Saint-Germain (under contract until 2027), reportedly wants to leave.
According to L’Equipe, the player has expressed to PSG his desire to leave the club and return to FC Barcelona. « And now, just as the 31-year-old Brazilian international forward is regaining favor in Nasser al-Khelaïfi’s eyes, he informed the PSG president on Sunday of his intention to leave Paris before the end of the transfer window. More than ever, Neymar is determined to return to Barcelona, six years after leaving. While he has four years left on his contract in Paris, with an estimated gross annual salary of €30 million, Neymar has been contemplating this decision over the past few weeks, » the report states.
« He would even question the relevance of playing on Saturday against Lorient in the Ligue 1 restart. His deepest desire is to return to Barcelona, which, contrary to what some Spanish media are saying, wouldn’t frown upon such a return. »
« Everyone knows that Barça wants him, » confirms a source close to the matter. However, does Barça have the means to pay for a transfer to buy out his four remaining contract years? It’s not certain. And it’s even less likely that they could match the same salary conditions as in Paris. »
Other media outlets have subsequently echoed this information. Sky Sport, journalist Florian Plettenberg, and ESPN have also mentioned Neymar’s desire to leave, with PSG being prepared to consider a departure.
However, PSG won’t let him go at just any price, and Barcelona will find it challenging to acquire the player. Neymar has already offered himself to the Catalan club multiple times. But there’s also the need to convince… Xavi, the coach of Barcelona.