Paris Saint-Germain will have to get used to all the rumors that send their flagship player, Neymar, directly to Real Madrid. A few days ago, the rumors started circulating after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus. ESPN reported that Brazilian news outlet Globo Esporte said, "Madrid will be sending their chief transfer negotiator to Santos, Brazil, this week to meet with Neymar's father and inquire about a possible move to the Spanish capital."
ESPN said that Real Madrid denied they were interested in a deal on both July 2 and July 13.
In the latest official statement, the club said, "In the face of the constant reports linking PSG's Neymar Jr to our club, Real Madrid wish to clarify that the club has no intention of making any offer for the player."
The media started anticipating that Real Madrid couldn't find a better Ronaldo replacement than Neymar as he also has experience in playing in the Spanish elite league, La Liga. Neymar Jr. signed for the French giants, PSG, last summer for a world-record fee last summer.
He left Barcelona for PSG and rumors had suggested that he didn’t want to play under the shadow of Lionel Messi at Camp Nou. He won major trophies with the Spanish giants, but eventually, he proved the rumors right after joining PSG.
Even before joining Barcelona, he had offers from both Spanish giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona, but in an interview, he revealed that both the teams were interested in him but he’d listened to his heart and joined Barcelona.
Real Madrid’s denial
While the transfer market is well underway for both the leagues, Ligue 1 and its rival La Liga, Neymar continues to hold all the attention.
Annoyed by this, Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, gave the order to make the statement explaining, once again, that this speculation isn’t true, and no offer would be made for the Brazilian. However, even if the Spanish giants go for Neymar, PSG won’t let them lure him, according to Sports English.
On radar again
The highly publicized arrival of Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain continues to make an impact, even a year later. The 26-year-old Brazilian footballer was a victim of injury and his injury in the Champions League has inflamed rumors of a transfer to Real Madrid this summer. The sports press, especially from Spain, recently concluded that if nothing happened this year, Madrid would recruit the player during the season 2019-20.
Anyway, the PSG - Real Madrid saga has just finished another episode. Despite the firm and straightforward official statements by the Paris Saint-Germain président, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and the player himself on his continuation in Paris, there is no doubt that the Spanish and French rumors will persist for a while, over the trail of a hypothetical "transfer of the century.”