Reports | Barcelona hope to exchange Antoine Greizmann for Neymar

Reports | Barcelona hope to exchange Antoine Greizmann for Neymar

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Barcelona are trying to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou and latest reports suggest that Antoine Greizmann could be used as a makeweight to bring Neymar back. A Greizmann/Neymar exchange could soon gain momentum as Neymar still remains keen on a reunion with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

Antoine Greizmann signed for Barcelona for €120 million this summer because Barcelona were not able to bring back Neymar as they couldn't meet Paris Saint-Germain’s demands. As reported by Le10 sport both the clubs could still work put a deal next summer where Greizmann would be offered in exchange for Neymar.  Barcelona reportedly bid in the summer for Neymar where they offered to pay €130 million in two parts and were also ready to send Jean-Clair Todibo and Ousmane Dembele on one year loan, while Ivan Rakitic would move to Paris on a permanent basis.

However, this deal was rejected by the Parisians. They wanted to recoup the maximum amount of €222 million they paid for the Brazilain star in 2017. Reports have started emerging that Lionel Messi isn't pleased with Antoine Greizmann at the club and feels that it should have been Neymar who should be at the club. Greizmann was linked with a move to Barca in 2018 but instead, he chose to stay at Atletico Madrid and released a documentary of his decision to stay at Atletico.

This irked many players of Barcelona, and there were tensions between the Frenchman and the players when Greizmann finally signed for the Catalans. Greizmann has also failed to live up to the expectations that came along with the €120 million price tag. Messi deserting Greizmann and Greizmann failing to perform should be enough for Barcelona to offer the French striker to the Ligue 1 Champions.

It remains to be seen if PSG will be willing to accept such a deal, they remain adamant on selling Neymar for cash instead of a player exchange. PSG already have some of the biggest stars on the planet in their ranks. Kylian Mbappe, Mauro Icardi, Neymar, Edinson Cavani constitute PSG’s attack and having Greizmann could complicate things.     

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