- Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record fee of £198million
- The former Barcelona star has already been rumoured to be leaving PSG
- Luis Suarez has insisted Neymar wouldn’t join Barcelona’s rivals Real Madrid
Luis Suarez has dismissed speculation that former Barcelona team-mate Neymar could join rivals Real Madrid.
The Brazilian made a famous switch to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer – a move worth a record £198million – but it seems less than six months into his record-breaking move, Neymar could be planning a swift exit from Ligue 1.
Should the former Barcelona star make such a dramatic U-turn on his £600,000-a-week contract, reports suggest his former arch rivals Real Madrid are first in line, as they look for a long-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Neymar could be plotting an exit from Paris Saint-Germain less than six months after his move
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The Brazilian forward is reported to be a target of former rivals Real Madrid
A move, according to Spanish newspaper Marca, former team-mate Luis Suarez has flat-out dismissed.
‘Not at all. Honestly, I don’t see it,’ Suarez said, who spent three seasons leading the Barcelona line with Neymar. ‘I know what Neymar is like and the admiration he had for Barcelona and his teammates.
‘I don’t see him now going to play for Real Madrid.’
Neymar’s departure to the French capital was met by much criticism – from Manchester United legend Eric Cantona to name one – but he has become the showpiece at the Parc des Princes, having spent much of his time in Spain overshadowed by Lionel Messi.
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Despite the rumours, Luis Suarez (left) claimed Neymar wouldn’t join Barcelona’s rivals
PSG are looking comfortable favourites to regain the Ligue 1 title, sitting nine points clear of Lyon and holders Monaco, as well as boasting a 100 per cent record in the Champions League.
And Suarez insisted he full understood Neymar’s decision to make the world-record move.
‘Neymar is a mature person who was fully aware of the decision he made. Surely he made it with a lot of pain because he was happy here. But, we all have to accept that he was thinking of other challenges and that he wanted to take them on.’
‘It was an understandable decision that he took with his family. There is no reproach, but admiration and love for everything that he gave the club and the relationship we had throughout those years.’
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But also admitted he was understanding of his former team-mates switch to the Ligue 1 giants