Barcelona superstar Neymar has confirmed that Manchester City are interested in signing him.
The Brazilian international’s future was cast into doubt by his father, when Neymar Sr revealed that his son could leave the country because of tax issues.
I don’t want to use the word persecution, but if the working environment here is not good, we won’t be able to remain in Spain and will have to leave the country.
Despite being in the process of negotiating a new contract with the Catalan giants, when asked about whether he would leave Barcelona, he responded ‘I don’t know’.
I don’t know, life is long.
Cross-city rivals Manchester United had a world-record bid rejected for the ex-Santos winger in the summer, so it is likely that any move to the Etihad would cost the Sky Blues significantly more than £85.3m that Real Madrid paid for Gareth Bale in 2013.
This season, Neymar has been an integral part of Barcelona’s campaign. Part of a formidable trio with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, the 23-year-old has scored 17 goals in 20 appearances and assisted his teammates on nine occasions.
