£66M star agrees to join Barcelona, Real Madrid eye €70M rated midfielder and more La Liga news – 28th December 2018

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Messi would love Neymar back at Barcelona

Neymar left Barcelona for PSG in 2017 and rumours were that he left on bad terms. The Brazilian spoke to the French side behind the Catalan side's back and that had left the board and the fans fuming.

The Brazilian, however, has come back to the training ground a lot of times and posted photos with his former teammates. Now taking into account the rumours of him moving back to Spain with Barcelona and Real Madrid linked, Lionel Messi has revealed that he would love to work with Neymar again. In an interview with Marca, he said:

“I think it is complicated how Neymar would leave PSG. We would love it if he came back for what he means as a player and in the dressing room. We’re friends, we had some good experiences together and others not so much. But PSG are not going to let Neymar walk away.”

Rumours are going around that Neymar has a release clause at Paris Saint-Germain and any club can activate it. Others suggest that he is keen on leaving the Ligue 1 side as he is being overshadowed by Kylian Mbappe.

Messi not interested in Ronaldo's challenge

The Argentine has had a very interesting conversation with Marca, revealing a lot of interesting things. One big point to note was his reply to Cristiano Ronaldo's challenge of playing in Serie A.

The former Real Madrid star issued an open challenge to Messi and wanted the Argentine to prove himself in Italy. But the Barcelona star has smartly rebuffed the challenge and said that he is happy where he is. He said:

"Accepting Ronaldo's challenge to join Italian football? I don't need any change. I'm at the best team in the world. My challenges are renewed year after year. I do not need to change teams or leagues to set new goals. I am at home and I do not need to change."

Big move?

Real Madrid agree deal for Brahim Diaz

Real Madrid have agreed a deal with Manchester City for Brahim Diaz according to reports in Marca. The Spanish publication claims that the two sides have finalized a €15 million deal and the teenager will be moving to Bernabeu in January.

Diaz is also set to sign a huge 6-year deal with Los Blancos and receive a €3.5 million signing-on bonus. His contract was set to expire at City this summer and he was reluctant to sign a new deal – that is the main reason for his price being so low despite the huge potential.

Interest mounts in €70 million rated midfielder

Real Madrid are on course to sign another Brazilian teenager according to reports in Globoesporte. The publication reports that Los Blancos are interested in signing Reinier Jesus from Flamengo.

The 16-year-old has a €70 million release clause and is highly rated at the Brazilian side. Madrid can agree a deal for him in January as per the report but will only be able to sign him once he turns 18 – just like Vinicius Junior and Rodrigo.

Ernesto Valverde is getting things done

Frenkie De Jong agrees deal with Barcelona

The future of Frenkie De Jong was a talking point for some time and if reports are to be believed, the saga seems to have finally come to an end. SPORT report that the Dutch midfielder has agreed a deal with Barcelona.

The young Ajax star was slapped with a £66 million (€75 million) price tag by the Eredivisie side to scare off interest. However, it only made things worse as several clubs showed more interest in him soon.

Paris Saint-Germain were reportedly the front-runners in November and reports earlier this month suggested that he had agreed to join the Ligue 1 side. But the Dutchman rebuffed all such speculations and said that he was yet to make a decision on his future.

His father wanted him to join Barcelona and it looks like he has followed that piece of advice and agreed to join the Catalan side in the summer.