Barcelona and Neymar have been making the headlines this season for different reasons. For the Spanish giants, it\u2019s all attributable to the rot that\u2019s been brought on by the civil war brewing in the Boardroom while for Neymar it\u2019s all due to the player\u2019s repeated attempts to rejoin the club, a move that\u2019s been consistent all this while with Messi\u2019s desire to see his former team mate reunited with him to reignite their once dazzling partnership.<\/p>\n
However, the latest report infers that the Catalan giants may not be able to facilitate this as they can no longer afford to sign the Brazilian this summer, according to Llu\u00eds Canut and Xavi Lemus at CatRadio who are now saying that Barca \u201chave ruled out\u201d signing Neymar and will instead focus on bringing in Lautaro Martinez and renewing Lionel Messi\u2019s contract instead.<\/p>\n
Although the club does not know as yet the full scale of the financial imponderables they will take from the coronavirus pandemic, they are nonetheless are aware it will affect their summer transfer plans in no small measure.<\/p>\n
It seems now that Barca\u2019s priorities are bringing in Lautaro to replace Luis Suarez, whom they plan to offload, and extending Messi\u2019s contract that is due to expire soon in 2021.<\/p>\n
There is also news that the Spanish champions would like to renew goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen\u2019s contract but have not struck an agreement with the German goalkeeper just yet.<\/p>\n
The report also says that a contract renewal is in line for Nelson Semedo, although this is obviously an item of priority at this point in time.<\/p>\n
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