According to an emerging report from Le Parisien, Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar JR has been offered to Manchester City.
With Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus both leaving the Etihad Stadium in recent weeks, there were small rumours that the club were interested in purchasing an attacking replacement.
Despite the £51 million purchase of Erling Haaland and the arrival of exciting youth talent, Julian Alvarez from River Plate, supporters are worried the club are slightly short in that department.
Riyad Mahrez recently penned a two-year contract extension with the club and was crucial in front of goal for the Premier League champions last term.
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British-record transfer Jack Grealish will hoping to kick-on next season, as will Cole Palmer, who has made the massive step-up to the first-team last year.
However, there have been small links with other star forwards around Europe.
Bayern Munich's Serge Gnabry was seen as an option, but the German has recently penned a long-term contract extension with the Bundesliga champions.
Another name who was never directly linked, but was certainly murmured amongst the fanbase, is PSG's Neymar JR - who wants away from the French capital this summer.
Le Parisien's report was the first concrete bit of information we have had regarding that particular scenario, however, supporters will have to temper their excitement.
As translated by Get French Football News, the report says the French champions did make contact with City, but Pep Guardiola's side have declined to enter talks.
Before City's quick refusal, the deal was described as an ‘operation worthy of the moves made in the NBA’ in terms of the hype it would generate.
Guardiola does not want to upset the balance of the squad and bringing in a player of his quality would surely usurp everyone in terms of weekly wages.
The 30-year-old's contract expires in 2025, with his nearly-£200 million move to PSG from Barcelona in 2017 sending shockwaves around the world.
The ultimate aim was for Neymar to guide the French outfit to Champions League glory, but that is something he is yet to achieve.
In 2020, he was part of the team who reached the final against Bayern Munich, but lost that game 1-0 in heartbreaking fashion.
Despite everything, there is no denying the Brazilian's incredible talent.
He has scored 100 goals in 144 PSG appearances and formed a deadly link-up with former Monaco striker, Kylian Mbappe.
Before his arrival in Paris, Neymar was one-third of a lethal trio as Barcelona nicknamed 'MSN' - alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
Topics: Manchester City, Neymar, Premier League
Harry Siddall