Transfer News: Neymar wants Barcelona superstar at PSG, Manchester United superstar's agent makes shock exit claims and more, 8 April 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Apr 08, 2019 14:23 GMT

Neymar has told the PSG top brass who he wants at the club

Neymar Jr. wants Paris Saint-Germain to sign Philippe Coutinho

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Neymar's switch to France hasn't entirely worked according to plan despite the Brazilian being virtually unstoppable on his day. However, Mbappe seems to be hitting the headlines just as frequently and as of late, several reports have suggested that Neymar has his heart set on a return to the Camp Nou.

Recently, fellow Brazilian Adriano claimed that Neymar regrets having left Barcelona. He said,

“I spoke with Neymar three weeks ago,”

“Everyone who has played for Barcelona and left has regretted it and I think, for him, even more so than most.”

Now with a return to Barcelona looking highly unlikely, Neymar has asked the PSG top brass o rope in Brazilian teammate and his replacement at Barcelona, Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho has endured some trying days at Barcelona and reports suggest that both the player and the club are thinking about putting an end to their union.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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