Neymar’s father denies any contact with Barca over return

Neymar’s father reiterated on Sunday ( Monday in Manila) that there has been no attempt to contact Barcelona over a possible return to Spain for the world’s most expensive player.

Neymar joined Paris Saint- Germain for a world record fee of 222 million euros ($ 251 million) in August 2017 but has repeatedly been linked with a move back to Barcelona.

“Barca are a huge club, we were very happy over there,” Neymar Sr told TF1 on Sunday. “It’s impossible to leave a player like him out of these ( transfer market) rumours. But it’s a lie, there hasn’t been a call with Barca.”

“There are two people who speak for Neymar: himself and me. Neither of us has spoken about this intention to return to Barcelona,” he added.

“These rumors amuse us a lot. These journalists are funny. The future is in Paris, the present is in Paris.”

Neymar Sr took to social media last month to brand a report in Spain, which claimed he had begged Barca to re- sign his son from PSG as “fake news”.

The Brazilian forward is currently on the sidelines after he was ruled out for 10 weeks with a metatarsal injury suffered in a French Cup win over Strasbourg on January 23.

PSG hope the 27- year- old, who suffered a fracture to the same right foot at the end of February last year, will be back in time for a potential Champions League quarter- final.

The French club hold a 2- 0 lead over Manchester United ahead of the return leg at the Parc des Princes in their last- 16 tie.