Life without Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't started well for Real Madrid, as they suffered a 4-2 UEFA Super Cup defeat to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night, but the Spanish giants are ready to launch into the transfer market ahead of its closure at the end of August, and they are prepared to offer Paris Saint-Germain a monster £270m for former Barcelona striker Neymar.
However, Sport are reporting that the €300m deal can only be discussed if PSG are punished by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play Rules.
UEFA are currently investigating the Ligue 1 champions, as they analyse sponsorship deals presented by the club. If the Parisien club are found to have breached the FFP rules then they could potentially be forced to sell one of their major assets, and this could be the catalyst for Real to put in a gargantuan bid for Neymar.
Ronaldo's exit to Juventus has left a huge chasm in their attacking options with the likes of Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale now expected to step up, and while it's been rumoured that they are also targeting Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandoski, it appears that Neymar is also on the radar of the La Liga heavyweights, and it would be a marquee signing, if it were to materialise, as Neymar was a favourite of Real's bitter rivals Barcelona, and if the Brazilian was to head to the Bernabeu then there would be a plethora of disgruntled Barca fans.
It's a transfer that has a long way to go, but if Neymar were to head back to Spain then he would break his own current world record fee of €222m.
Watch this space!
However, this deal will only be possible if the French giants are punished for financial fair play breaches.
No clue how they haven't been properly done for that recently...
