Manchester United target Neymar possibly will be strained to go away from Barcelona as a result of the in progress investigation into his tax affairs.
"We are talking about renewal but we are need to solve some things,” Neymar’s father is quoted by Goal as saying. |
| SAMBA STAR: Neymar could be forced to leave Barcelona |
"We're talking to everyone to know what to do with this matter because we don't want to be in Spain two, three, four, five or ten years and then we are caught by surprise by saying that our structure is wrong. We need to know if things are right for us.
"We must do the right things and know if Spain let us work. We need to stop these investigations. We want the peace of mind. His image is not associated with his job. His image is part of a company in Brazil, which has existed since 2006.
"It is not now that we've taken advantage of his image. For years we've been working with this company. I do not want to talk about persecution but if we don't have a comfortable situation to work we can not stay in Spain.
"We never had such big fiscal problems in Brazil. After arriving Spain the attacks began and the attacks have now spread to Brazil. We will respect the contract he has with the club but we don't want a renewal without peace of mind.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool defender Brad Smith has penned a new contract with the Reds.
He tweeted: "Happy to have signed a new contract at Liverpool."
And finally, Chelsea are plotting a shock bid for West Brom hitman Sadio Berahino.
According to, the Daily Telegraph, Blues chief Jose Mourinho has added the 22-year-old to a shortlist of possible winter reinforcements and is contemplating launching a £20m bid to acquire his services.
