Paris Saint-Germain star, Neymar has revealed that he “tried everything” to return to Barcelona before Lionel Messi’s move to Paris.
PSG paid a world-record €222 million (£185m/$252m) fee to sign Neymar from Barca in 2017, bringing to an end his hugely successful four-year stint at Camp Nou.
Neymar recorded plenty of goals and assists in his first two seasons at PSG, but also struggled with niggling injuries and ill-discipline, with supporters seemingly turning against him following an incident after the French Cup final in 2019 that saw him punch a spectator.
The forward was strongly linked with a move back to Barca in the summer transfer window of the same year, but a deal never materialised and he has since worked his way back into favour with the PSG faithful.
“I tried to return to Barca. We tried everything, but it wasn’t possible,” Neymar confirmed when quizzed on the saga on the Fenomenos podcast.