Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has reportedly held talks with his Paris Saint-Germain counterpart Nasser Al-Khelaifi about a move for Neymar.
According to reports in the French press, Boehly travelled to Paris ahead of PSG's Champions League round of 16 first leg tie with Bayern Munich for a meeting with Al-Khelaifi with Neymar on the agenda. It's a very real possibility that Neymar could exit PSG this summer with the 31 year-old's contract up at the Parc de Princes in 2025.
Neymar has been linked with a Chelsea move before and is close friends with fellow Brazil international and Stamford Bridge favourite Thiago Silva. Boehly has spent big money since he and his Clearlake Capital consortium acquired Chelsea from Roman Abramovich last year.
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A move for Neymar is unlikely given Chelsea are looking to continue adding young talent to Graham Potter's squad with room for players to develop. However, he would add more star quality and likely be available for a reasonable fee given his form for Brazil and PSG in recent years.
Neymar was a £222million buy for PSG in 2017 when he arrived from Barcelona for a world record fee but has not been able to land a Champions League trophy during his time in the French capital. It is not the first time Neymar has been linked with a move to Chelsea, given he was a target for the club back in August 2010 when he made his debut for Brazil.
"I received an official offer from Chelsea the day Neymar debuted with the Brazilian team in 2010," one of the player's representatives, Wagner Ribeiro, said. "They made an offer, we studied it, but in the end we didn’t decide anything. On that occasion, we transferred it to Neymar’s father and the player himself."
Neymar decided to join Barcelona from Santos, winning the Champions League with the Nou Camp side in 2015.
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