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Barcelona To Splash €222M On Neymar? Coach Responds

Barcelona To Splash €222M On Neymar? Coach Responds

With Neymar being linked with a return to FC Barcelona next season, Blaugrana coach Quique Setien has finally responded to reports of a big-money move for the Brazilian.

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The Brazil international shocked the footballing world in 2017 when he left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in a world record move worth €222million.

However, it's not gone according to plan for the attacker whose three years in the French capital has been hampered by injuries.

While Kylian Mbappe has also been touted to move on from PSG in the near future, Neymar was reportedly eager to return to Barcelona this season but the two clubs could not come to an agreement.

It seems it will be more of the same ahead of next season, with Setien ruling out a big-money transfer for the 28-year-old.

"€222 million for him? No. I don't think there is anyone who can spend that much," Setien told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"And small clubs have water in their throats. Many of them lived to the limit and at the first serious jolt they went into crisis. Football lived at an uncontrolled pace."

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In his three years with the club, Neymar only notched up 80 appearances, scoring 69 goals and assisting a further 39.

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