Neymar: Real Madrid move ‘does not make sense’ says pundit
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Sunday, August 11
Neymar’s future will decided in the next few days
Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only two candidates
Real Madrid have offered £113million in cash plus Luka Modric
Sport claim PSG have a “pre-agreement” with Real Madrid
Frenkie de Jong praised
Carlo Ancelotti has had his say on new Barcelona signing Frenkie de Jong, who signed for £75million earlier this summer.
“He is a great center midfielder and I see him as a really good player," he told Dario Sport.
“De Jong plays calm and is very effective in controlling the game. He is going to be very good for Barcelona.”
The former Ajax man was one of the most sought out midfielders in European football before Barca snapped him up.
Frenkie de Jong signed for Barca for £75m (Image: GETTY)
Barca make Coutinho decision
Barcelona have decided to keep hold of Philippe Coutinho this summer, according to Marca.
Coutinho had been linked with a move to the Premier League during the summer transfer window but potential transfers to Arsenal and Tottenham failed to materialise.
Coutinho is said to be keen on leaving the Nou Camp, after enduring a torrid spell since his £142m move from Liverpool in January 2018.
But the Spanish newspaper claim that Barca are unable to obtain the fee wanted for him the summer, so they’ve decided to hold fire on his sale.
Barcelona have decided to keep hold of Philippe Coutinho this summer (Image: GETTY)
Neymar domino effect
Neymar’s prospective move back to Spain could spark a domino affect of transfers worth huge amounts of money, according to Gazetta dello Sport.
Paulo Dybala is thought to be PSG’s preference to replace Neymar.
That would mean that Juventus could then replace Dybala with Mauro Icardi.
And the Italian outlet say that Inter could then move for Edin Dzeko, who would see his place taken by Gonzalo Higuain.
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Neymar reportedly wants to move back to Spain (Image: GETTY)
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Neymar swap deal?
PSG want Real Madrid star Luka Modric as part of any Neymar transfer deal amid Florentino Perez’s desire to beat Barcelona to the player.
Neymar wants to leave the club this summer, with Real Madrid and Barcelona both determined to snap him up.
The Brazil international has grown tired of life at the Parc des Princes and believes the standard of football in Ligue 1 to be too low for a player of his ability.
Real Madrid have joined Barcelona in the race to sign Neymar this summer, and Catalan newspaper Sport say that Los Blancos star Modric is wanted by PSG as part of a deal.
However, Modric would prefer to say at the Bernabeu rather than move to the Parc des Princes.
Barcelona transfer news LIVE: Express Sport brings you the latest updates from the Nou Camp (Image: GETTY)
Neymar situation
Neymar’s future will decided in the next few days, according to Spanish newspaper Sport.
Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only two candidates looking to sign the Brazilian superstar, who will miss PSG’s Ligue 1 opener against Nimes on Sunday.
But Real Madrid hold an important advantage and that’s because PSG have rejected all of Barcelona’s proposals - preferring to sell to Zinedine Zidane’s side.
Sport claim PSG have a “pre-agreement” with Real Madrid but Neymar is still determined to re-join the Nou Camp side.
Real Madrid have offered £113million in cash plus midfielder Luka Modric and PSG are happy with the proposal which would allow them to sign top target Paulo Dybala.
Sport finish the article by adding that a decision will be made in the next “few days” and Neymar will join one of the two sides.
Barcelona transfer news live (Image: GETTY)
Philippe Coutinho deadline day
Tottenham withdrew their interest in Philippe Coutinho on transfer deadline day after discovering the loan fee Barcelona demanded.
Tottenham wanted to sign an attacking midfielder with Christian Eriksen’s future in doubt and had discussions with Barcelona about Coutinho.
But the Catalan club wanted a £30million loan fee for the 2019/20 season which scared off Tottenham, according to The Mirror.
Factoring in Coutinho’s £240,000-a-week wage, the overall deal would have set Spurs back almost £40m.