Why Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to persuade PSG star Neymar to join him at Juventus - 7M sport

Why Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to persuade PSG star Neymar to join him at Juventus

CHRISTIAN RONALDO will not be able to persuade Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar to move to Juventus - because he has his heart set on re-joining Barcelona.


Posted Friday, July 26, 2019 by Dailystar.co.uk

That is the view of former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol, who thinks that a move to Juventus makes no sense.

Neymar’s future at PSG has been the subject of intense speculation for most of the summer with a return to Barcelona being touted.

PSG manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed last week that the Brazil international wants to leave the club after becoming disillusioned with life in Ligue 1.

And Neymar has made no secret of his desire to return to the club where he enjoyed huge success including winning the treble in 2015.

Why Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to persuade PSG star Neymar to join him at Juventus
Juventus want to pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar together, but could a deal be struck? (Pic: GETTY)

Barcelona want to bring him back but have just splashed out £108m on Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid, putting a move in doubt.

Recent reports suggest that Juventus could try and swoop in, meaning he would be teamed up with five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nicole does not think that move would ever happen though because of Neymar’s wishes.

"This makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever,” he said.

Why Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to persuade PSG star Neymar to join him at Juventus
Neymar joined PSG for a world record £198m from Barcelona (Pic: GETTY)

"Neymar went to PSG because that’s where he wanted to go, and PSG were able to come up with the incredible amount of money he wanted.

"Juventus, it would cost them an arm and a leg to buy him, and you’ve got to get someone who doesn’t actually want to go to you, to sign for you.

"He actually wants to play for another team, in Barcelona. It makes no sense.

"Where’s he going to play? If he plays. As far as the money is concerned, Juventus would have to offload.”

Why Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to persuade PSG star Neymar to join him at Juventus
Neymar has admitted he wants to re-join Barcelona (Pic: GETTY)

Why Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to persuade PSG star Neymar to join him at Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo is about to embark on his second season at Juventus (Pic: GETTY)

Former Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta insisted recently that fans of the Italian club are dreaming of signing Neymar.

"Juve fans, and Italian fans in general, dream of seeing Neymar in Serie A,” Zambrotta told Omnisport.

"It would be yet another great marketing move for Italian football, after Cristiano Ronaldo. With Neymar, Juve would be in the top five big clubs in the world. The Juve brand would grow massively in the world.

"It won't be easy, but I see also a possible return of Neymar to Barcelona is difficult, although there were many famous comebacks in football recent history, the last being that of [Gianluigi] Buffon to Juventus after a short spell at PSG, I recall also Kaka and Shevchenko returned to AC Milan.”



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