We are talking about the future of Neymar. This time, it is not the Spanish press which evokes it, but its former agent, Wagner Ribeiro. Interviewed by ESPN, the interested party first reviews the beginnings of the career of "Ney", courted by many clubs before saying yes to FC Barcelona, in 2013. Chelsea, Bayern Munich or Juventus Turin had approached him, he swears. What about Real Madrid? "I have been to Madrid several times because Florentino (Perez) had the dream of signing Neymar," said the Brazilian agent. Just last year, I was with him, in May, in his office, and he told me that he had this dream of signing Neymar. ” President Perez's interest is not new. The interested party has never hidden it, even if it seems that Kylian Mbappé has his favors now. In the meantime, only Barça made an offer in 2019. Refused, we know.
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It must be said that at the time, Paris Saint-Germain was in a strong position, with another three years of contract for its player - until 2022 - and no release clause provided. "PSG could very well have asked for € 500 million," said Wagner Ribeiro. Leonardo actually asked for a little less than that ... Too much for Barcelona, however. Except that two years from the end of his engagement, Neymar could leave without the approval of Paris Saint-Germain in 2020, thanks to a provision of FIFA. "Today, he can leave for 164 million euros," promises Wagner Ribeiro.
"Neymar is happy in Paris"
Wagner RibeiroA sacred sum, although much lower than the 222 million euros spent by the PSG in the summer of 2017. Especially that it would have to be settled in one go… In these times of lean cows, coronavirus requires, imagine Barça (or a other club) aligning this kind of amount is unlikely. "There will be very few transfers over 50 million euros this year," agrees Wagner Ribeiro, who was careful not to give clear indications on the future of the Brazilian international of 28 years. "He won everything in Barcelona, there are his best friends, but he is happy at PSG", he said, before stressing that "a player must be professional". As Neymar has been since the start of the season. To the point of returning to its best level. And to overtake Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the world hierarchy? In any case, this is the opinion of Wagner Ribeiro, who sees his former foal "much better" than the two long-time rivals. This remains to be confirmed…
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