Barcelona fears Neymar will seal Real Madrid transfer eased after huge doubt raised to PSG
Barcelona remain frontrunners to agree a sensational transfer deal to bring Neymar back to the club, now Real Madrid want assurances over one major doubt from Paris Saint-Germain before they pursue a move any further.
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The Brazilian wants to move back to Catalonia and is adamant he does not want to stay any longer in the French capital after just two seasons at the club.
Barcelona have reportedly had two offers turned away by PSG, both loans with an obligation to buy.
The Ligue 1 champions want to receive the cash upfront before agreeing to let the world’s most expensive player leave the Parc des Princes.
They are even said to have threatened Barca, telling them that if they don’t present what they consider a realistic offer, PSG will begin negations with bitter rivals Real Madrid.
Now according to Spanish newspaper Marca, Florentino Perez and the Bernabeu hierarchy are having doubts over a potential move.
The report claims they have asked PSG for assurances over Neymar’s injury-prone metatarsal.
They want to know if it is likely to be a recurring problem before they cough up the mega sum that it will take to bring him to Madrid.
Los Blancos have been gathering information on his injury history to fully understand the condition of his foot which saw him miss a large proportion of last season and the Copa America.
Neymar is now back training with his PSG team-mates but has not been involved in Thomas Tuchel’s plans as he nears the exit door.
Barcelona fears that Neymar will seal transfer to Real Madrid have been eased after PSG doubt raised (Image: GETTY)
Real Madrid have raised doubts over Neymar's metatarsal injury ahead of a transfer move (Image: GETTY)
Neymar hasn't been playing for PSG amid transfer links to Barcelona and Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
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Following a meeting between the two clubs, Real Madrid are waiting to hear back from PSG about the player’s injury problems.
Even if they do feel confident enough to go ahead with a deal, it’s thought that they will need to sell a number of stars to fund a move before the September 2 deadline.
According to Guillem Balague, Real Madrid are preparing an offer which includes three players plus cash for the Parisians.
“Published by L’Equipe this morning [Friday], it says they made an offer of £100million plus James [Rodriguez], [Gareth] Bale and [Keylor] Navas is not true,” he told Radio 5Live.