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Why Juventus Don't Want Neymar To Leave Barcelona For PSG

Why Juventus Don't Want Neymar To Leave Barcelona For PSG

They are closely watching developments...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Neymar to PSG is becoming more than just a dodgy transfer rumour plucked out of a thin air, as it seems to genuinely be gathering pace.

On Monday evening, everyone's favourite transfer news provider Di Marzio reported that the Ligue One giants were preparing a mammoth bid for the Barcelona and Brazil superstar that would meet his recently increased release clause.

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And the Brazilian media have since followed up on that, with Marcelo Bechler of Esporte Interativo, reporting that the 25-year old is said to have accepted PSG's proposal in what would be a mindblowing transfer.



Reports in Spain have claimed that the former Santos star is unhappy at Barcelona, and now the talk is that PSG are ready to bring him to the French capital by activating his insane €222 million release clause.

French journalist Julien Laurens, writing for The Guardian has also noted that PSG's interest is indeed serious and are optimistic that they can thrash out a world-record deal.


Should a mega deal indeed come to fruition, and Neymar join the club he produced one of his greatest ever performances against when he led Barcelona's incredible Champions League round of 16 comeback at the Nou Camp, he will become the world's most expensive player by some distance.

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The whole football world has their eyes firmly fixed on the this one, and it seems as though one club are monitoring things very closely.

According to reports in Italy, namelyMediaset Italia, via SPORT, Champions League finalists Juventus are paying close attention to developments regarding PSG's £195 million pursuit .

Why, I hear you say? Well, the story is that should PSG be successfully in bringing Neymar to the club, Juventus are of the opinion that with Barca in need of a sufficient replacement, they will go after Paulo Dybala.

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Dybala, who turned in a virtuoso performance against Barcelona when he struck twice in the Bianconeri''s 3-0 Champions League quarter final first leg win in April, has been heavily linked with Barcelona in recent years and his new contract at the Juventus Stadium hasn't squashed the speculation, as only two days ago reports suggested Barca had tabled a mammoth €95 million bid for the 23-year old, which was turned down by Juventus.

The former Palermo man would appear to the obvious choice to replace Neymar should he move to the French capital, and it would likely be a move that Lionel Messi would be in favour of - the noises being that the five-time Ballon d'Or rates his compatriot so highly that he will ask the club to sign him if Neymar leaves.

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