When the river sounds …, or that is the feeling that surrounds the future of Leo Messi (33 years) after “we will try to play together next year” by Neymar (28) days ago. The Brazilian's words shook the football scene and added importance to January 1, the date on which the Argentine can begin to negotiate a new contract outside the Camp Nou. Well, well, since ESPN publish information that adds more spice if possible to the soap opera of the week, since they affirm that PSG, which has already studied the possibility of launching for the '10' in summer after the 'burofax case', has not cooled that interest.
Neymar and Leonardo are the key names of the operation and it was they who, always according to the information published by the aforementioned medium, They talked about the possible signing of Leo this past summer and they are the ones who make force majeure to launch themselves for the Rosario for next June. Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of the entity, was asked about it this Thursday and did not want to distance himself from the rumors: “I can't talk about that.”
“What I want most is to be with him on the court again. He could play in my place, I have no problem. I want to play with him and I'm sure we have to do it next year.” Neymar said after PSG's triumph over Manchester United (3-1) in the Champions League. In this way, triggered alarms greatly in a period Already convulsed in the city of Barcelona, because the elections are just around the corner (January 24) and having or not Messi can be key when it comes to taking over the presidency.
The names of both cracks They are taking over the Barça news, either for one reason or another. Carles Tusquets is the other great 'culprit' of the agitation of the culé week, since he recognized, from his position as president of the Management Commission that governs the club since Bartomeu's goodbye, that “Economically it would have been desirable to sell Messi”, as well as emphasizing that the Neymar operation is not viable (“there is no money”). A line, the latter, to which is added one of the main candidates, Joan Laporta.
The place of the reunion
So, Neymar's dream of meeting with Messi again throws up a new question, where? And it is in the answer to that question where the new information arrived from ESPN. It's more, this operation could activate a domino effect with an end in the capital of Spain, since the entry of Leo would facilitate the departure of Kylian Mbappé (21 years old), a great goal of Real Madrid in 2021.
Neymar arrived at the Camp Nou in 2013 and formed a sensational partnership with Messi until, in August 2017, PSG stole the Brazilian from Barça, a clause of 222 million euros. Before Messi revealed his desire to leave Barcelona, it was Ney's possible return that flew over each of the transfer windows. However, it seems like the wind is blowing in another direction on another occasion. Meanwhile, Manchester City, the other high bidder, remains attentive to developments …