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Neymar to Real Madrid: Gareth Bale to LEAVE if PSG star arrives for £223m
NEYMAR would kick Gareth Bale out of the Real Madrid side if he joins the club in the summer.
Neymar is supposedly on Real Madrid's radar
PSG star Neymar is being tracked by Real.
His father is said to be in talks with Real bosses regarding a possible transfer via an intermediary, Wagner Ribeiro.
There are claims the former Barcelona ace, only switched clubs in the summer, could move to the Bernabeu for £223million.
And the Sun reckon his arrival would see Bale exiled from the first team, or even sold.
According to the report, Karim Benzema would also lose his place in the starting XI.
Neymar (centre) could edge Gareth Bale out of the Real Madrid side
Instead, Neymar would play on the left side of a front three, with Cristiano Ronaldo as the central striker and Marco Asensio to the right, the Sun claim.
Bale himself looks set to leave Real at the end of the season after another year hampered by injuries.
The former world’s most expensive player has admirers in Manchester United, who would jump to sign Bale if he was made available.
Benzema has frequently been linked to Arsenal but a move to the Emirates was kiboshed in the summer when they landed Alexandre Lacazette.
Neymar only joined PSG in the summer
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Neymar is said to be happy at PSG but his options are open.
The former Barcelona player would likely rile his old club if he swapped the Parc des Princes for the Bernabeu just 12 months into his stint in Ligue 1.
He was asked last week about the possibility of moving to Real, at which point he swore at journalists and walked off.
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