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Real Madrid make Neymar transfer decision because of Barcelona and Gareth Bale
REAL MADRID have all but given up on the signing of Neymar because they know he wants to return to Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are not keen on outcast Gareth Bale, according to Spanish football expert Dermot Corrigan.
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Neymar looks set to leave PSG after just two years in the French capital.
He is said to want to return to Barcelona and team up with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez again.
Real Madrid have also been interested in signing Neymar in the past.
Reports last week claimed there was a possible swap deal on the cards with Neymar and Real winger Gareth Bale.
People around the Bernabeu have maybe given up a bit on Neymar
Bale has been told to leave the Bernabeu by manager Zinedine Zidane.
PSG are one of a few clubs who could afford Bale’s mega wages, especially if Neymar left in the process.
However, Corrigan says there is very little chance that swap deal could happen.
He claims Real are almost resigned to the fact Neymar will be heading back to the Nou Camp.
And PSG are also not keen on the idea of signing Bale.
“I don’t think [a Neymar/Bale swap will happen],” Corrigan said on the Transfer Talk podcast.
“From what I’ve been able to ascertain here, 'no' is the short answer.
“People around the Bernabeu have maybe given up a bit on Neymar.