While he did everything possible to allow Neymar to return to Barça, Lionel Messi believed that the Argentinean would engage with Real Madrid.
The leaders blaugrana recognize it without difficulty: it is indeed the players of Barça who submitted the idea of a return of Neymar in Catalonia. Players including Lionel Messi, the Barcelona captain was obviously not the least urgent. But despite the insistence of the fivefold Golden Ball, the operation could never be done. The fault especially lack of resources of the champions of Spain, who must deal with no less than 260 million euros of debt.
A situation that could have benefited Real Madrid, where Florentino Perez dream for several years to attract the Brazilian star. Interviewed at the microphone of Catalan radio RAC1, Lionel Messi has also confided his fears to see his great friend join the historic enemy of Barca. "I honestly thought for a moment, especially during this transfer window, that if he did not come here, he would go to Real Madrid because I thought he really wanted to gohe explained. He had said it, he wanted to change his air, to leave Paris. And I thought Florentino Perez and Real Madrid were going to do something to get him here. "
Lionel Messi does not despair of seeing Neymar return to Barcelona. To believe OK Dario, his return could even more in the news that Antoine Griezmann, the star rookie of the last summer transfer window, is slow to give satisfaction. The idea of an exchange between the Brazilian and the French would have already emerged in some thinking heads of the Catalan club. PSG side, given the thundering start of the Brazilian season and signals sent, we do not despair on the contrary to see him stay …
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