Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde coy on bringing Neymar back from PSG: 'It's difficult… we'll see'
- Ernesto Valverde feels it would be difficult for Barcelona to re-sign Neymar
- Neymar has been heavily linked with a high-profile return to the Nou Camp
- Reports suggest Barcelona could sign Neymar for £190million in 2020
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has admitted that it would be difficult for the club to re-sign Neymar.
The winger left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in a £198million deal last year but is now being heavily linked with a return to the Nou Camp.
Valverde, however, indicated that all the talk surrounding Neymar is merely speculation.
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has admitted that it would be difficult to re-sign Neymar
As reported by Marca, when asked about Neymar, Valverde said: 'I coached him for 15 days.
'Any time of the season is a good one to ask these questions but Neymar is at another team, it's all speculation.
'We aren't in the market to sign players.
'It's a good topic for speculation, but we don't know what could happen.
'It's difficult, I don't know... We'll see.'
According to Sport, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has agreed a release clause in Neymar's contract, which will come into effect in the summer of 2020.
Valverde only coached Neymar for 15 days before the winger left for Paris Saint-Germain
In such circumstances, Barcelona could sign Neymar if they are willing to pay £190m.
It has also been claimed, via Mundo Deportivo, that Neymar has offered to rejoin Barcelona on several occasions.
So far this season Neymar has been in impressive form for PSG, as evidenced by the fact that he has scored eleven goals in eleven games across all competitions.
Neymar won the Ligue 1 title, the French Cup and the French League Cup during his first season at PSG but he will be especially determined to win the Champions League this campaign.
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