The Brazilian striker has confirmed that he has repeatedly sought to return to Camp Nou after a poor start to his career at Princes Park

Neymar has shown that he “did everything” to return to Barcelona before Lionel Messi transferred to Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG paid 222 million euros to sign Neymar from Barcelona in 2017, ending his successful four-year career at the Camp Nou.

Neymar has scored some goals and assists in his first two seasons at PSG, but has also suffered from various injuries and illnesses, with fans turning to him for a moment, an incident that occurred in the Cup final. France in 2019 where he punched a spectator.

The striker was strongly linked with a return to Barça during the summer term of the same year, but the deal never materialized and he has since worked to restore confidence in PSG fans.

“I tried to return to Barça. We did everything, but it was impossible”, Neymar confirmed during an interview for the “Fenomenos” podcast.

The 30-year-old is now content at Princes Park and no longer has any desire to re-sign for Blaugrana. Especially now that he has reunited with Messi.

“I am very happy that Leo had the opportunity to come here. He is my friend and we get along very well together.”