Neymar is not called up by PSG for the start of Ligue 1: is he going to Barcelona?

whatneymar return to barcelona In recent days, a strong rumor has appeared in the Spanish and French press, stating that the Brazilian is seeking his exit from the psg to sign for the ‘Blaugranas’. This coincides just with the start of Ligue 1, where those led by Luis Enrique will have to face Lorient without ‘Ney’ and Mbappé.

Neymar, who suffers from a “viral syndrome”, according to PSG, could leave the club, which is willing to study “any satisfactory offer”, as a close source explained to AFP.

Without Mbappé or Neymar, the Parisian attack will be totally experimental on this first date of the French championship. Luis Enrique could make the South Korean Lee Kang-In, the Portuguese Gonçalo Ramos and the Spanish Marco Asensio debut in the offensive sector, all three signed in this market.

Neymar returned after his injury

Nearly six months after his injury, Neymar returned to play, scoring a brace of goals in a 3-0 friendly against Jeonbuk Motors on Thursday in Busan, South Korea.

With Kylian Mbappé punished by the club due to his contractual situation and Lionel Messi already out of the team, ‘Ney’ is now PSG’s only big star.

He celebrated his return with two goals and a backheel assist to Marco Asensio’s house trademark. ‘Ney’ scored his first goal after a series of dribbles and ended with a fake plant to fool the defenders and score with the help of the post (40).

The second goal came after escaping down the left and beating goalkeeper Kim Jeong-hoon (83).

Thus, the Brazilian illuminated the end of the preseason for Paris SG, which since the victory against Le Havre (2-0) and the start of the Asian tour had accumulated a 0-0 draw against Al-Nassr and two defeats against Cerezo Osaka (3- 2) and Inter Milan (2-1).

Neymar had not played since his injury against Lille (4-3) at the Parc des Princes on March 19, a game in which he had scored his team’s second goal.

The staff and the player opted for an operation “to repair the ligament, in order to avoid a greater risk of relapse,” the club explained at the time.

After three games on the bench during the Japanese leg of the Asian tour, much to the disappointment of the crowd, the Brazilian held out for 90 minutes in an experimental formation.

Thus, Neymar is reunited with Paris SG in one more episode of a complicated relationship “with or without love”, as he said in an interview on the Youtube channel of sports journalist and influencer Casimiro Miguel.

“I hope (to play this season) at PSG, I have a contract with Paris Saint-Germain and so far no one has told me anything,” he said about a supposed departure.

It was before Kylian Mbappé was separated, who did not want to renew his contract and who refuses to be transferred this summer, leaving in the air the risk for PSG of losing their star for free in June 2024, at the end of his contract .