While Neymar's contract extension at PSG seems to be on track, one of his former teammates would try at all costs to derail the operation.
And not the least since it is about Lionel Messi.
According to
L'Equipe
, the Argentine star would put "almost daily pressure" on his friend to convince him to return to Barcelona.
Since the return to the presidency of the Catalan club of Joan Laporta, the prospect of a departure of Messi, at the end of the contract in June, is more vague than last year when he had tried by all means to leave Barça .
Courted by other big cars in Europe (Manchester City, Barcelona), the six-time Ballon d'Or could be less inclined to attempt an adventure elsewhere, especially if he managed to persuade Neymar to return.
The two men were teammates at Barça for four seasons with nine titles at stake including a Champions League in 2015. Two years later, the Brazilian had surprised by deciding to join Paris Saint-Germain who had paid his release clause ( 222 M €) to make him the most expensive player in history.
Problem for Messi in this attempt at reunion, FC Barcelona is crumbling under a monstrous debt (1.17 billion euros) and probably does not have the necessary finances to snatch the "Ney" from a PSG in agreement for the extend under the same salary conditions as on arrival (€ 36.8 million) despite the crisis.
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