Not even a year on from his world record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, talk that Neymar is set to be on the move again refuses to die.
Having arrived from Barcelona for £200m last summer, reports have repeatedly surfaced that the Brazilian is unsettled in the French capital and keen to return to La Liga.
Real Madrid, not Barca, appear to be his most likely destination.
The European champions are reportedly set to spend big this summer with Neymar appearing to be their number one target.
AS, the Spanish newspaper, report how Neymar met Vinicius Junior – who will become the most expensive teenager in the world when he moves to Real from Flamengo on his 18th birthday this summer – in his mansion near to Rio de Janeiro in March.
Real reportedly wanted the pair to meet before they unite as Los Blancos players in the summer but didn’t want it to be made public. The fact selfies of the pair appeared on social media is said to have caused Madrid ‘a big problem’.
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Neymar is also believed to have met Real representatives as he recovers from his foot injury, adding to the sense that he may already have played his final game for PSG.
The recently crowned French champions are thought to want to make a profit on Neymar if they do sell him, with £230m quoted as the fee Real will have to pay to take him back to Spain.
Incidentally, Vinicius Junior recently told The Guardian that he hoped to one day play with Neymar at Real.
“If God wants, Neymar and I will play together at Real Madrid. I would definitely be in favour of him moving to Madrid because it would be my big dream to play in the same side as Neymar.
“He is my idol in football. If had a chance to play with him, I would feel very happy.”
