Pep Guardiola wants Neymar in his team. He wants Neymar to play at number 10 for his team. This year, Manchester City had already completed the signing of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. So Pep Guardiola needs a Brazilian sensation to strengthen his attacking unit. For this reason, Man City had already started contact with Naymer's agent. 

On the other hand, the PSG team management wanted to sell Naymer to maintain the club's financial balance. But they can't do it because of Neymar's agreement clause. At that time, PSG's new manager wanted Naymer in his team. He has cleared to management he wants Neymar in his team by any clause. PSG has already made a big deal with Kylian Mbappé. A deal of 200 million euros was probably the biggest deal in football history. So, for this reason, PSG wants to sell players to balance that deal. As Neymar is one of the costliest players in the team. So he needs to be cut off.

The new manager of the Ligue 1 champions couldn't want anything more than to hold the Brazilian's services but acknowledges he might withdraw in any case.

Recently appointed Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has conceded that while he couldn't want anything more than to hold the services of Brazilian star Neymar, the ultimate choice isn't simply in his grasp.

The French chief of late supplanted Mauricio Pochettino, who left this mid-year after working for one and half years with the Ligue 1 giants.

The previous Nice lead trainer expressed that an official choice of the Brazilian's future would be made by the club.

What did Galtier say about Neymar’s future?

“Yes, I was clear. Afterward, I repeat, in this area, there are many things that I cannot control,” Galtier told L'Equipe.

The PSG supervisor further added he is intending to diminish the squad size of the Ligue 1 bosses who have a not insignificant rundown of players on their program.

Galtier said: “We have 26 or 27 players apart from the goalkeepers. It's huge. There are players for whom spaces will be reduced. We spoke with them. It was not an easy exercise."

“They are players we have to respect. We will start this season with 21 outfield players, and a few youngsters. The big clubs that perform at a very high level are those that manage to integrate the best young people into an experienced and quality workforce."

Will Kimpembe be getting paperwork done for Chelsea?

French national team and PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe is another star who could leave the club this mid-year.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is supposedly keen on marking the player as he is hoping to individually revamp his safeguards after the flight of Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger to Barcelona and Real Madrid.

“I've read everything that has been said about Kimpembe. We even laughed about it together. I like him - he's a great center-back but what will happen, I don't know,” said Galtier.

PSG, on Friday, played a pre-season friendly match against Ligue 2 side Quevilly Rouen, which they won 2-0. Sergio Ramos and Djeidi Gassama.