Neymar-Bartomeu meeting: Player's father is key
Posted Sunday, July 23, 2017 by Marca.com
Neither Josep Maria Bartomeu nor Ernesto Valverde nor his teammates are the key to Neymar staying at Barcelona or signing for Paris Saint-Germain; the king pin in any deal is the player's father.
The president of the club and the Brazilian met after the evening training session on Friday and talked for 20 minutes.
It would appear that Bartomeu could only conclude, because of Neymar's words and demeanour, that the future of the transfer operation is solely down to Neymar Snr. at this point.
MARCA have already reported that the player's father has not signed anything with the French club, meanwhile, Neymar has expressed his intention to stay at Barcelona to his dressing room colleagues.
The conversations that they had to try and convince him therefore appear to have worked.
Praised his father
Two days ago, on his Instagram, Neymar praised his dad.
"You represent all my friends. Having you as a friend is one of the best things I have in my life," he wrote next to an image of them both on a plane.
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