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Neymar sensational Real Madrid move would not be a problem, according to Barcelona legend Carles Puyol

Brazilian superstar faces race against time to be fit for World Cup after surgery on damaged metatarsal this month

NEYMAR moving to Real Madrid would not be a problem, despite his Barcelona past insists Carles Puyol.

The former Barca skipper reckons there is substance to reports the Brazilian superstar is keen to return to Spain, with the Madrid giants in pole-position to land him.

 Reports suggesting Neymar wants return to Spain with Real Madrid
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Reports suggesting Neymar wants return to Spain with Real MadridCredit: EPA

Neymar, 26, faces a fight to be fit for Brazil’s tilt at the World Cup as he recovers from surgery on a fractured metatarsal this month.

Reports have been doing the rounds for months Neymar wants out of Paris Saint-Germain this summer, 12 months after his record-breaking move to Ligue 1.

And Puyol who played with Samba star for a season at the Nou Camp believes there will not be an issue if his former team-mate opts to join Zinedine Zidane’s side.

He told Estadao: “I think he could join Madrid, yes.

 Carles Puyol insists there is no problem with Neymar joining Real Madrid as former Barca player
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Carles Puyol insists there is no problem with Neymar joining Real Madrid as former Barca playerCredit: Getty - Contributor
 Neymar is currently battling to be fit for World Cup after foot operation
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Neymar is currently battling to be fit for World Cup after foot operationCredit: Instagram

“I don’t see any problem with it.

“He’s a professional and it’s not that far fetched, but I think it’ll be difficult for him to leave PSG because they spent a lot of money on signing him.”


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Reports claim Manchester City could be interested if Neymar was available this summer.

Pep Guardiola has never worked with Neymar with the forward joining Barcelona from Santos in 2013, a year after Guardiola had departed.

That move could be a dream come true for the Brazilian.
Neymar revealed in 2016: "Guardiola is a guy that I really admire and who I would love to work with.”

PSG star Neymar begins his comeback to fitness in the gym after fractured metatarsal
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