With Ousmane Dembele’s departure from FC Barcelona looking extremely likely in the coming days and weeks, the Catalan club would have to reinforce its attack before going into the next season.
In fact, the club was already looking for an attacking player even before the news of Dembele’s departure from the club surfaced.
Because of this need of the Barcelona squad, the club is being associated with different players who can help Xavi enhance the attacking output of the team. Bernardo Silva is the main target of the Blaugranes right now, but there are other players linked with the club as well.
One such player who is getting linked with the Blaugranes once again is the former Barcelona winger, Neymar. The Brazilian formed one of the most potent attacking tridents at FC Barcelona during his time at the club but left for PSG in 2017 as the Parisian club paid his €222 million release clause.
However, the Brazilian has struggled at PSG ever since his move and has not regained the form that he showed during his time at Barcelona. As a result, Neymar has been trying to return to Camp Nou for the last few years, and this year is the same in this regard.
His desire of rejoining Barcelona has been reported by the French outlet L’EQUIPE, who claim that Neymar has communicated to the PSG hierarchy that he wants to leave this summer. Furthermore, their report also claims that Neymar wants to return to Barcelona this summer.
There have been previous reports of this desire of Neymar to return to Barcelona, but Xavi was reluctant to take the Brazilian back into the club. Xavi is fully committed to ensuring the continuity of the feeling of camaraderie at the club and believes that Neymar’s arrival can harm this harmony in the squad.
Still, Xavi does not doubt the sporting merits of the Brazilian superstar, especially as he has seen him weave his magic first-hand from his time as a player. Xavi may or may not be convinced to incorporate Neymar into the squad, but it remains to be seen how this story develops in the coming days.
