PSG director Leonardo confirmed they are “in advanced negotiations” for Neymar’s departure, which opens the door for Paulo Dybala from Juventus.

The former Milan chief spoke to reporters before the Press conference this afternoon and wanted to brief them off camera.

Leonardo stated they were in “advanced negotiations” for Neymar to find a way out of the club, but “nothing has been finalised yet. We all think it is important to have clarity for the future.”

Cristiano Ronaldo is certain Juventus will win the Champions League “within the next two seasons,” hails ‘GOAT’ Gigi Buffon and reveals that Matthijs de Ligt message.

The Portugal international returned to Madrid on Monday to pick up the Marca Leyenda award, representing his legendary status in La Liga.

“I left Real Madrid last year because I needed fresh motivation to my career, having won everything here,” he told Marca.

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has urged Paris Saint-Germain to sell Neymar if he wants to leave the club.

Speculation is rife that Neymar is looking for a way out of PSG, and he would have even sounded out Juventus as a possible destination if a return to Barcelona proves unattainable.

Audacious reports in Spain suggest Juventus star Paulo Dybala could be used as part of an exchange deal with Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar.

Neymar has made it absolutely clear he wants to leave PSG this summer and postponed his return to pre-season training, further angering the club.

However, nobody is prepared to pay after his €222m release clause was activated from Barcelona last year.

Rai Sport is running the sensational line that Neymar’s father will meet Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici in Turin.

Shock links between Neymar and Juve first surfaced on Wednesday morning, when Mundo Deportivo claimed the Paris Saint-Germain forward had sounded out the Bianconeri as a possible next destination.

A report in today’s Mundo Deportivo claims Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar is now open to joining Juventus.

Neymar has since returned to training with PSG, but the newspaper insists he is still sold on leaving the club this summer, even if a return to Barcelona seems increasingly unlikely.

With that in mind, the Brazilian would have begun considering moves to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Juve.

PSG director Leonardo confirmed Barcelona asked for AWOL Neymar, but Gianluigi Donnarumma is not a priority and Matthijs de Ligt “will not come to Paris.”

The former Milan chief only just returned to Paris Saint-Germain and is already dealing with serious problems, as today the club released a statement warning Neymar had not turned up to pre-season training.

Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu declared he knows where Juventus target Matthijs de Ligt will play next season, while Neymar “wants to leave PSG.”

The patron was speaking at a Press conference for the presentation of new buy Frenkie de Jong, fresh from his Ajax transfer, and was surprisingly frank on other stories too.

Real Madrid are reportedly ready to sacrifice Napoli target James Rodriguez for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar.

Negotiations to take James to Napoli are thought to be in the final stages, but Mundo Deportivo claims he could yet be PSG-bound.

That is because Madrid are preparing a mega offer of €130m plus the Colombian or Gareth Bale for Neymar.

However, the newspaper believes a return to Barcelona remains the Brazilian’s priority.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus is the second-highest paid athlete in the world, behind Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

The list was released by Forbes magazine and football is increasingly taking hold of the 100 Highest-Paid Athletes issue.

Messi topped the pile for the first time thanks to his Barcelona salary and endorsements, picking up $127m.

Ronaldo comes in second with $109m, as his Juventus wage is $65m compared to Messi’s $92m in Barcelona, but CR7 has $44m in endorsements and La Pulga only has $35m.