In an interview with SPORT, Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto discusses Neymar’s potential return to Catalonia. “Yes, I am delighted because he is an ex-teammate and a friend, with whom I have experienced many good things for many years. When I was in the team, it was one of my best years in the Barça first team, we won everything (in 2015, with the C1 in particular, editor’s note). Besides, he’s a very different player from all the others, I’m sure he would bring us a lot, but ultimately it’s not me who decides. So those who are in charge of deciding whether to come or not will decide what is best for the club. What we want is to have the best possible team to compete with everything and have the best players, ”said the Spanish midfielder, author of the sixth and last Barcelona goal during the famous comeback, in 2017, against PSG. At the time, Ney still wore Blaugrana colors.
Roberto also claims to have spoken to the 31-year-old Brazilian, pushed towards the exit by the Parisian management, without however revealing the nature of their exchanges. When asked if Neymar, under contract until 2027 on the banks of the Seine but a candidate for departure, wants to return to Barcelona, he answers in the affirmative. One thing is certain: whether it’s Barca, Chelsea, an MLS or Saudi league team, Neymar’s potential future employer will have to pay a transfer fee: PSG won’t let him go free like some sources said on Friday.
