LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)Barcelona manager Xavi admitted that he is unsure whether the Blaugrana will be able to sign Neymar before the transfer window closes.
Neymar allegedly informed Paris Saint-Germain that he wanted to leave on Monday. Barca is allegedly his preferred destination, and not for the first time.
But as Xavi acknowledged on Tuesday, for the cash-strapped Barca, completing a deal may be challenging.
“Neymar? I can’t say anything. Last year, I already mentioned the name of a player from another team, and they got angry.
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“From here until the end of the market, we’ll see,” Xavi said following Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Tottenham in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
Ousmane Dembele, a France international, is close to agreeing to a €50 million (£43 million/$55 million) transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in the coming days, which would mean Barca would lose him to PSG.
Financial Fair Play regulations may compel Barcelona to sell their young forward, which would mean that Ansu Fati might also be on the way out.
Barcelona seems to have limited cash available this summer; therefore, it’s unclear if they can afford to bring back the player who departed Camp Nou in 2017.