The closest Man United got to Neymar was when he outplayed them for PSG in the Champions League group stage in 2020.
Neymar has lifted the European Cup, struck the winning penalty that finally elevated Brazil to the gold medal podium at an Olympics, graced three World Cups in three different continents and he remains the game's record transfer.
Some did their utmost to treat the notion of his joining Manchester United seriously a few months back and Erik ten Hag did not discredit the rumours. Call it Dutch diplomacy.Ten Hag used a stock phrase: "When we have news we will tell you." Those unfamiliar with it and incapable of conducting research ran with that as if a deal was imminent. There was also the tenuous connection of the Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani's offer to buy United.
At 31, Neymar is hardly a busted flush and his Fred Astaire feet in Brazil's World Cup quarter-final against Croatia in December was one of the goals of the tournament. Yet if he was not damaged goods, Neymar would still be playing in the Champions League next season. Neymar has not played for PSG since February, the month he enjoys lengthy annual leave almost annually. So his stock has subsided significantly since the World Cup in Qatar and his salary demand is too steep for anywhere but Saudi Arabia.
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