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Neymar finds himself in a really interesting situation in ParisThe situation regarding Neymar is really interesting; of course, a player with his ability will likely play if he ends up staying at PSG, which may well be the case. A role can be created for him in Paris, especially under a coach like Luis Enrique who knows him and has had previous success alongside the superstar. The forward’s cameo in pre-season during PSG’s final friendly showed that he still has something to offer. The problem is so many people these days, even people who’ve formally played or coached him, can see the fact that Neymar has declined over the last couple of years, which makes a transfer difficult.I think it’s quite telling that Xavi publicly, although he wanted to speak highly of his friend, didn’t want to play out the possibility of him coming back to Barcelona. Luis Enrique, who arguably oversaw his most impressive spell in Europe, is also not entirely convinced that he has a future in his PSG plans. It’s an interesting time right now because both the club and the player are keen to move on from his spell in Paris.
Another problem is the lengthy contract that the Brazilian superstar has with PSG and the fact that he is being paid massive money. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens over the next couple of weeks as the Kylian Mbappe factor will need to be considered too before anything with Neymar is finalised. The feeling is one of the two will go – if it is at all possible for PSG to move them on.
Kylian Mbappe’s current situation won’t change until the transfer window shutsTher
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