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.
Marco Verratti has called on the FIGC to offer Gianluigi Buffon a role within the Italy set-up. “It would give us an advantage.”
Italy resume their qualification campaign for Euro 2020 on Saturday with a trip to Greece, and Verratti was full of praise for CT Roberto Mancini.
“Jorginho and I start moves. The ‘mezz’ala’ plays closer to the forwards. Whether we play together changes little,” Verratti said at a Press conference.
Paris Saint-Germain are said to be preparing a new €70m offer for Napoli midfielder Allan, which would quadruple his salary.
The Brazilian had already been the subject of an approach in January, but all bids were rejected, as President Aurelio De Laurentiis wanted at least €80m.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, PSG are ready to go again with the offer between €60-70m.
They hope to use Allan’s determination to push the move through, as he has been urged to join Paris Saint-Germain by fellow Brazil international Neymar.
