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Real Madrid to offer Vinicius Jr. in exchange for Neymar

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Florentino Perez is ready to pull out all stops to pip Barcelona to the signing of Neymar. As such, they're now ready to make an audacious player swap offer which will see Vinicius Jr. joining Paris Saint-Germain and Neymar going the other way.

Zinedine Zidane is reportedly not convinced by Vinicius' game and has okayed Perez's idea of including him in a deal to sign Neymar. Real Madrid had earlier tried to include Gareth Bale, Isco and Luka Modric in a swap deal but none of the players were reportedly interested in securing a move to the Ligue 1 champions.

However, PSG sporting director Leonardo is a fan of Vinicius. And given that the Brazilian youngster is valued around €70 million, Real Madrid are hoping that including him in any deal for Neymar could be a gamechanger.

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