- Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic will welcome Neymar back to Barcelona with both hands if he chooses to return to the club
- The 26-year-old joined PSG last season in a world record fee worth €222 million
- But reports say the Brazil superstar in unhappy with the French club, and is eyeing a move back to Spain
Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic ha revealed that he would give anything to have his former teammate, Neymar return to Camp Nou.
The 26-year-old joined Paris Saint Germain in the summer of 2016 in a staggering €222 million, but there are speculations that the Brazilian superstar isn’t fulfilled at the Parc Des Princes.
Hence, might be eyeing a move away from the French capital, but a Catalan newspaper, Mundo Deportivo claims that the former Santos striker wants to return to Camp Nou in the wake of the French side's elimination from the Champions League this week.
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Though, Barca coach Ernesto Valverde believes the claims credited to Neymar are mere "fantasies" but Rakitic is looking forward to welcoming the Brazil international back to the club.
"Neymar's not said anything to me, but if it was up to me I would open the door for him to come back right now," Rakitic told reporters after Barca beat Malaga to move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.
"Not just because of the relationship I have with him, but because of the type of player he is. I would always put Neymar in my team."
Neymar spent four years at Barcelona before joining PSG last summer, but just seven months after his famous move to the French club, he has been linked with a move back to Spain.
Earlier in the month, Spanish news outfit, Diario AS Real Madrid are plotting €400 million deal to bring the player back to the Bernabeu this summer.
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In the same vein, Neymar was reported to have told his father to help him secure a passage away from PSG, according to another Spanish newspaper, ABC.
Neymar is currently back in Brazil where he is recovering from surgery on the fractured metatarsal which forced him to miss PSG's loss to Madrid in the Champions League last Tuesday.
PSG have said that the injury will be assessed again in six weeks but it's unlikely he will play for the Ligue 1 side again this season, with his focus now on being fully fit for the World Cup in Russia this summer.
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