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Barca offer for Neymar has not met PSG demands - Leonardo

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Reuters
31 August, 2019, 06:55 am
Last modified: 31 August, 2019, 06:59 am

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Barca offer for Neymar has not met PSG demands - Leonardo

Speaking after PSG’s 2-0 win at Metz on Friday, which Neymar missed, Leonardo said the Ligue 1 champions would only sell the player at the right price, which Barca have yet to come up with.

Reuters
31 August, 2019, 06:55 am
Last modified: 31 August, 2019, 06:59 am
FILE PHOTO: Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain Training - Ooredoo Training Centre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France - August 24, 2019 Paris St Germain's Neymar during training. Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain Training - Ooredoo Training Centre, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France - August 24, 2019 Paris St Germain's Neymar during training. Reuters

Paris St Germain are not close to reaching a deal with Barcelona that would take Neymar back to the Spanish champions as the Catalans have not met the French club’s asking price for the Brazil forward, PSG’s sporting director Leonardo said on Friday.

Barca’s attempt to re-sign Neymar two years after he joined PSG for a world record 222 million euros (201.5 million pounds) has dominated sports headlines for months, but time is running out to strike a deal before the transfer window shuts on Sept. 2.

Speaking after PSG’s 2-0 win at Metz on Friday, which Neymar missed, Leonardo said the Ligue 1 champions would only sell the player at the right price, which Barca have yet to come up with.

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Leonardo has admitted

Clubs still talking

Neymar has told him he wants to go... But if no deal, he will stay

Neymar only wants to go to FCB (hence Madrid looking recently as if they were not interested)

PSG would accept players and cash#stillVeryDifficult https://t.co/wfJJ9jCB9j— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) August 30, 2019

“The first time we received a proposal from Barcelona for Neymar was on August 27. They have not yet given us an offer which has met our demands,” Leonardo said.

“PSG’s position on Neymar has always been clear: if a satisfactory offer arrives then he could leave but that is not the case. The negotiations have not broken down but there’s no agreement for now because our demands have not been met.”

Leonardo did not hide the fact that Neymar is keen to move from PSG, but said the Brazilian’s position was not helped by his staggering price tag.

“There is no agreement because our requests haven’t been accepted”

Leonardo has given a Neymar update

He says talks with Barcelona “aren’t dead”

?https://t.co/WqOALCqHcp pic.twitter.com/qgZFq6rLUT— MARCA in English (@MARCAinENGLISH) August 31, 2019

“Neymar has always made it clear that he wants to leave but no-one has enough money to buy him. And if an offer doesn’t arrive which we think is worth it, he will stay,” he added.

“He’s an extraordinary player but his relationship with the club isn’t the best right now.”

Barca coach Ernesto Valverde said earlier on Friday that he had grown tired of the negotiations over Neymar and would be glad when the transfer window closed.

“I am really looking forward to that day — September 2 — so that we can all get some rest at last and know what we have for the season as it has gone on too long,” Valverde said ahead of Saturday’s La Liga game at Osasuna.

“Neymar is a PSG player and as always we respect all our rivals, but I reiterate that I’m looking forward to this ending once and for all.”

Valverde was then asked to rate out of 10 how bored he was with the transfer speculation surrounding Neymar and said: “Around nine and a half.”

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Paris Saint Germain / Neymar / FC Barcelona

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