Chelsea and Barcelona blow as mega rich Saudi side Al-Hilal ‘want to meet Neymar’s dad’ to discuss PSG transfer
CHELSEA and Barcelona have suffered a blow in their battle to sign Neymar as Al-Hilal want to discuss a transfer with his dad, according to reports.
The PSG star has supposedly told the club he wants to leave this summer.
He has asked his management team, which includes his father Neymar Sr, to find him a move.
report that Al-Hilal are very keen on the Brazilian superstar.
They claim that the Saudi Arabian club want to send a delegation to meet with the 31-year-old's father to begin negotiations.
Al-Hilal have deep pockets and have already splashed a reported £150million this summer on Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Malcolm.
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PSG want between £60m and £70m for Neymar and they are open to a sale.
The Ligue 1 side are keen to get his alleged £600,000-a-week wages off their bill.
Neymar is most interested in a move back to Barcelona, where he played from 2013 to 2017.
But a deal may not be possible due to the Catalan giants' financial difficulties.
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It could lead to a loan switch to the Nou Camp if his wage payments are shared.
Chelsea have also been linked him a move and have reportedly been in contacts with the player's representatives this week.
However, conflicting claims suggest that Mauricio Pochettino does not want a reunion with the man he worked with at PSG as he prefers to sign young talent rather than older superstars.
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