Neymar is clear that his Arab experience is coming to an end after cashing in with his move to Al Hilal. His contract ends in 2025 and he is already looking for a new destination.
His father has already contacted Barça, the club of his son's dreams. Joan Laporta hasn't said yes or no, waiting to see what Deco and Hansi Flick think.
Deco would welcome Neymar with open arms. Flick would set conditions and demand team discipline that Neymar would have to assume from the start.
Neymar Has Already been Offered to Real Madrid
Neymar's father has already started the sales campaign. He said on podcast Roundcast:
"In 2025, he will be free to decide. We've never been so free to decide where we are going. And having a 32-year-old free player in hand is a gift for any businessman."
He is so free to decide that he even contacted Real Madrid, something that his son didn't like when he found out. But his father doesn't give up on anything.
His transfer for Real Madrid is completely impossible. He doesn't have a good relationship with Mbappé or Vinícius, even though they appear to be close on the outside.
Neymar's father added: "We never made any plans. The only plan we had made was to get to Barcelona. The rest..."
"PSG was crazy. It became a whirlwind: Out of nowhere, when we saw it, it was gone. Al Hilal too. These were things that happened."
Messi Rejected Neymar in Miami
He continued: "Today Neymar has a contract until 2025. We don't know anything, I see speculation and we'ave started to prepare for it. I know that the market is waiting to see how he will recover, but he always comes back better than he was."
In addition to Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Neymar's father has also contacted Inter Miami, eager to repeat the MSN trident (Messi, Suárez, Neymar) there.
He's had a huge surprise, however. Messi doesn't want Neymar in Miami. He has formed a kind of clan there, with Luis Suárez, Busquets and Jordi Alba. The presence of Neymar could break the idyllic harmony in which they live.
The Reasons for Barça
Barça is looking for a big name with a global impact, a media star for the new Camp Nou. An image that will be projected to the whole world and that needs some big names to present.
Neymar, at 32, is still a top player who left excellent memories at Barça. The great advantage is that he would arrive at zero cost. However, knowing his father and how his transfer for Barça in 2013 was arranged, the money would flow in spades.
The other option that Laporta is considering is Erling Haaland. However, the Norwegian would require a transfer fee of around 200 million euros. Plus, an annual fee that would not be less than 90 million euros gross.
In Neymar's case, money wouldn't be a problem. His desire to play for Barça is more important than his desire to tighten the screws on the safe's owner.
This is a viable transfer that can only be hampered by technical issues affecting Hansi Flick. Laporta has Neymar's file on the table.
Nothing would make him happier than announcing a bomb to Barça fans. Neymar would be one of them.