Neymar to join Real Madrid on one condition, €220 million Barcelona duo set for shock exit and more: Transfer Roundup, 28 May 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 28, 2019 15:27 GMT

Neymar will join Real Madrid if they keep Isco

Isco and Neymar go up against each other

With even Thomas Tuchel not being too sure about keeping hold of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe beyond the summer, Florentino Perez was expected to make a move for one of them. Real Madrid are keen on convincing Neymar to jump ship and are trying to work out a deal for the Brazilian who has formerly played for Barcelona.

Nemar is rumoured to have bigger demands than Kylian Mbappe with the Brazilian not willing to risk missing his sister's birthday every year being one on the list. Neymar has reportedly told Real Madrid that he will arrive at the Santiago Bernabeu if they keep hold of Spanish midfielder Isco.

Isco is unsettled at Real Madrid and his future is hanging in the balance. Neymar, however, believes that Isco is the most talented player in Zinedine Zidane's team and he also believes that Real Madrid will be a much lesser team without him in their squad.

Now, it's upto Real Madrid to make the decision.

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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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