Transfer: Barcelona open talks with PSG over Neymar return
Barcelona have
opened talks with Paris Saint-Germain, over a deal to re-sign Neymar, according
to Globoesporte.
There have been
intense speculations about the future of the 27-year-old in recent months and
now it seems a return to the Camp Nou after a two-year absence is edging
closer.
The fee is believed
to be in the region of €100million (£90m/$112m).
However, some
players believed to be Samuel Umtiti, Ousmane Dembele and Ivan Rakitic, will
also be offered in exchange.
PSG will consider selling
Neymar this summer, if they receive a substantial offer.
Chairman and CEO,
Nasser Al-Khelaifi, told France Football: “Players will have to be more
responsible than before.
“It must be
completely different. They will have to do more and work harder. They are not
there for their own amusement.
“If they do not
agree, the doors are open – Ciao! I do not want star behaviour anymore.”
PSG issues stern warning to Neymar, Cavani, Mbappe
Paris Saint-Germain
president, Nasser al-Khelaifi has issued a warning to the club’s players,
stating that he will no longer put up with any ‘celebrity behaviour’.
The Qatari
businessman revealed that the club will show any player who exhibits such an
attitude the exit door.
The Ligue 1
champions have long suffered from rumours of unrest in the playing squad,
dating as far back as early 2018 when Edinson Cavani and Neymar Jr. reportedly
had to be separated in the dressing room following an argument over penalty
taking duties.
Speaking to France
Football magazine, Al-Khelaifi says he is no longer willing to stand for any
such behaviour from the club’s star-studded squad in future.
He said, “I do not
want to have any celebrity behaviour anymore.
“Players will have
to assume their responsibilities even more than before.
“It must be
completely different. They will have to do more, work more.
“They are not here
to please themselves. If they do not agree, the doors are open!”
PSG’s change in
direction comes as a result of recent changes to their off-pitch personnel as
the club announced that Leonardo Araujo would be replacing Antero Henrique as
sporting director for a second spell.
We reports
that Neymar Jr., Cavani and Kylian Mbappe are some superstar footballers in
PSG.
Brazil football star Neymar arrives at police station in a wheelchair
for questioning after being accused of rape (Photos)
Brazil football
star, Neymar arrived at a police station in Rio last night for
questioning over claims he raped a woman in a Paris hotel.
Instagram model Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza, 26, accused the Paris
Saint Germain forward last month of raping her at a hotel in Paris.
In a recent
interview, she said 'He was aggressive, totally different than the boy that I
got to know on the messages.
'Since I really
wanted to be with him I said, OK, I'm going to try to handle this,' she
said.
After some kissing
and caressing 'he started to hit me ... then he began to hurt me a lot, and I
asked him to stop because it hurt.'
According to
Trindade, Neymar apologized, but then continued hurting her while they had
sex.
Neymar admitted
meeting with Trindade but vociferously denies rape, saying the entire encounter
was consensual.
The 27-year-old
arrived at the station in a wheelchair having recently suffered an ankle injury
while playing for Brazil against Qatar in a friendly match.
The football star, whose full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, was
escorted by three men as he hobbled into the building in Rio de Janeiro with a
crowd of fans and onlookers including the Press pictured outside the Police
station.
It has also been
revealed that his accuser, Trindade was handed a £5,000 fine by a Brazilian
court just one day before she made the allegation.
According to
Brazilian news website GP1, De Souza, she served with an eviction order by
the court ordered to pay a debt of 26,712 Brazilian Reais (£5,000) on May
14 - just one day before she came forward with the rape allegations. The fine
was imposed because of unpaid rent and was said to have been comprised of three
months of rent and legal fees.
Other media outlets
in Brazil also claimed she is currently engaged in a court case with the Pan
American School of Arts who sued her over a debt of 4,160 Reais (£800).
Police in Neymar's
home country of Brazil have launched a rape investigation after Trindade filed
charges there earlier this month.
