Barcelona President, Josep Maria Bartomeu has agreed that he might not be able to sign Neymar this summer.
He, however, revealed that the player is very ready to quit Paris Saint-Germain.
Neymar and Atletico Madrid attacker, Antoine Griezmann have been the Catalans’ top targets this summer but Josep has now downplayed the transfer, saying PSG are not prepared to sell.
His words, “We know that [Neymar] wants to leave PSG, we know that, but we also know PSG do not want him to go. There is no way,” he explained in Friday’s press conference, while pointing out that Ousmane Dembele is more than capable of playing on the left side of attack now the Brazilian has been ruled out.
“Do we want him to come? We don’t talk about players from other teams, we have the maximum respect as an institution. There is nothing we can do.
“[Dembele] is a young talented player, different from the rest in the football world. He is already a football star, he has a future and we want him at Barca.”
On if Messi is in charge of transfers, he said, “I heard that from the press, but Messi does not ask for players.”
“He wants to play, he wants a good, competitive team, but the decisions are always down to club officials.”
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