Media claims Neymar wants to return to Barca.

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Al-Hilal forward Neymar, 32, is eager to return to the Azulgrana. Catalan journalist Joan Fontes has caused quite a stir in the Spanish league with a post claiming that Al-Hilal forward Neymar da Silva Junior is keen to return to Barcelona at any cost. 

Neymar joined Barcelona from Santos in the summer of 2013 and has gone on to form a legend alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as part of the attacking duo known as ‘MSN’. After Luis Suarez moved to Barcelona from Liverpool in the summer of 2014,

However, Neymar surprised everyone by leaving Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain after the French giants paid his €222 million release clause in the summer of 2017, in an unhappy move. 

Neymar currently plays for Al-Hilal after joining from PSG last summer, but is currently recovering after tearing his ACL while playing for Brazil last summer.

Neymar’s reportedly keen on a return to Barcelona, ​​although the Blaugrana are struggling financially and cannot afford to pay the Brazilian forward’s huge wage bill, but the 32-year-old is open to a return to Catalonia in the future.

However appealing this move might sound, it must be noted that one of the barriers to Neymar’s return is his history of injuries.

Since leaving Barcelona in 2017 UFABET, Neymar has been plague by recurring injuries that have sideline him for substantial portions of multiple seasons.

Another critical factor that complicates this reunion is the forward’s salary demands. Neymar’s current wages are among the highest in world football, and meeting his financial expectations would place an enormous strain on Barcelona’s already troubled finances.