Rumour Has It: PSG would accept Coutinho in Neymar deal with Barca

We round up the front and back pages across Europe, as Monday sees the transfer rumour mill crank into gear once again.

Published : Aug 12, 2019 12:54 IST

Philippe Coutinho in the new Barcelona kit.
Philippe Coutinho in the new Barcelona kit.
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Philippe Coutinho in the new Barcelona kit.

Neymar may be close to securing his return to Barcelona after all.

After leaving Barca for a world-record fee in 2017, Neymar has made it clear he wants out of Paris Saint-Germain and re-joining the LaLiga champion has emerged as an option.

While Real Madrid has been linked, Neymar could be granted a Camp Nou comeback.

 

TOP STORY – PSG EYE COUTINHO IN NEYMAR TRANSFER

 

Paris Saint-Germain  would accept  Philippe Coutinho  in a deal that would send  Neymar  back to  Barcelona , reports RMC Sport.

Neymar sat out Sunday's 3-0 Ligue 1 victory over Nimes amid links to Barca and LaLiga giant  Real Madrid .

Talks between PSG and Barca have hit an impasse as the French champion looks to recoup most of the €222million it invested in Neymar two years ago.

Barca has already invested heavily in the transfer market, however, talks between the two clubs have accelerated thanks to the possible inclusion of Coutinho and cash. At the other end of the spectrum, Sport says talks have stalled as PSG demand three players in addition to a fee.

 

ROUND-UP 

- Lazio midfielder  Sergej Milinkovic-Savi c is top of  Inter's  wish list before the transfer window shuts in Europe. Tuttosport claims  Mauro Icardi's  possible exit to either  Juventus  or  Napoli  would finance a deal for the Serbia international, who was tipped to move to  Manchester United  if  Paul Pogba  left for  Real Madrid . Barcelona's  Ivan Rakitic  is also a target for Inter, according to reports in Spain.

- The window may have closed in England, however, The Sun says  Chelsea  head coach Frank Lampard wants to sign Leicester City full-back  Ben Chilwell  when the club's transfer ban ends.

-   Inter winger  Ivan Perisic  is scheduled to undergo a medical at Bundesliga champions  Bayern Munich , according to Corriere dello Sport. Former Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg star Perisic is poised to return to Germany via Bayern on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.

- Tuttosport says Juventus full-back  Luca Pellegrini  is set to re-join  Cagliari  on loan. Pellegrini – who spent the second half of last season on loan at Cagliari – only arrived in Turin from Roma   in June.

Napoli  is poised to sign PSV star  Hirving Lozano , according to Calciomercato. The Mexico international's agent Mino Raiola has reportedly travelled to Naples to wrap up a deal.

- According to the Express, Arsenal is looking to send  Mesut Ozil  to MLS side  DC United , which is planning for life without Wayne Rooney ahead of his January move to Derby County. The Washington Post, meanwhile, claims DC missed out on former Liverpool forward  Daniel Sturridge  due to his wage demands.

Fiorentina  is in talks to sign former Bayern Munich winger  Franck Ribery . The French veteran is a free agent after leaving Bavaria and Sky Sport Italia reports the Viola are trying to convince Ribery to join.

- According to Rai Sport, agent Jorge Mendes is working to send Sporting CP captain  Bruno Fernandes  to  AC Milan  should  Suso  leave the Serie A side. Fernandes was tipped to join  Manchester United  or  Tottenham  before the Premier League's transfer window closed.

- Talk of  Paulo Dybala  leaving Juventus   for  Paris Saint-Germain  has intensified, with Rai Sport reporting the Argentina international's agent was spotted in the French capital on Sunday.

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