Neymar: PSG star unwilling to do TWO things in order to seal Barcelona transfer

Posted Saturday, June 01, 2019 by Express.co.uk

Neymar: PSG star unwilling to do TWO things in order to seal Barcelona transfer
Neymar: PSG star could return to Barcelona this transfer window (Image: GETTY)

NEYMAR is reluctant to do two things despite wanting to leave PSG for Barcelona this summer, reports say.

Neymar turned his back on Barcelona two years ago, choosing to leave the Nou Camp behind in favour of a world-record ￡200million transfer to PSG.

The Brazil international has been at his blockbuster best in the two years since the move but, this summer, could leave the Parc des Princes.

Despite winning back-to-back Ligue 1 titles with PSG, Neymar feels underwhelmed with life in France and would love to return to Barcelona.

The superstar left in 2017 so he could be a talisman in a team without Lionel Messi.

But, despite that, he now wants a Barcelona return.

However, Catalan newspaper Sport say the Brazil international is reluctant to do two things in order to secure his dream move.

Neymar does not want to apologise to the Barcelona fans, who were furious at his departure.

Many accused the Samba superstar of greed due to the huge wage that PSG were willing to offer.

But Neymar will not be saying sorry to fans of the Catalonian club.

Sport say the 27-year-old is also reluctant to admit he made a mistake in swapping Barcelona for PSG two years ago.

Instead, he merely wants lines of communication with his former club to be re-established this summer.

Meanwhile, PSG boss Thomas Tuchel has opened up on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, explaining the differences between the two players.

"Mbappe and Neymar are similar and different at the same time,” Tuchel said last week.

“You can't question their quality as they have enormous self-confidence; that is evident every day. That's what you need to have—the ability to decide matches—and it can be confused with arrogance, but you have to have it if you want to become the best among the best.

"Neymar has a lot of heart and he is generous, but if he doesn't feel loved, he will not have the ideal environment to fully exploit his potential as he gets very involved and gives a lot of importance to everything.

“Mbappe is super focused on his profession, and he even counts the goals he scores in training.

“Sometimes I ask him: but which goals are you counting? Even those you score in the small goals?

"No, he only counts regular goals, whenever there is a goalkeeper, and with that attitude we can see that he is a No.9.

“At [the age of] 20, he is already responsible and independent.

“He is really a good guy and he knows that he wants to become the best player in the world."