Unless a miracle happens, Neymar will not join Barcelona in the current 2019 transfer market. PSG has closed the doors on the Brazilian, putting all possible obstacles in the negotiations with the Barcelona board. However, as reported by the Catalan newspaper Sport on Monday, Camp Nou is not willing to give up.
That's why within FC Barcelona, they have decided to try again to sign the Brazilian superstar from PSG in the 2020 winter transfer market. By that time, the Barcelona club could make progress in the sales of Dembélé or Rakitic, or in the worst case, secure a portion of the €170 million that the French club is asking for Neymar.
This strategy by Barcelona recalls what happened with Coutinho, who was the Barcelona target in the summer of 2017. However, in January 2018, in complicity with the Brazilian, the Catalans finally managed to sign him. Now, the story would repeat itself with Neymar.
The problem for Barcelona is that if they sign the Brazilian in January next year, it is quite likely that he will not be able to play in hypothetical Champions League round of 16 matches since he will have already played in the group stage with PSG. In order to put an end to this 'novel', at the Parc des Princes, they will not delay in using their player in all possible competitions.
Neymar is set to make his comeback with PSG on September 14 against Racing de Strasbourg in Ligue 1. Before that, the Brazilian will play a couple of friendly matches with his national team in the United States. The first one against Colombia on Friday, September 6, and four days later against Peru.
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