This archive report was first published on 14 September 2019.
Paris St Germain's Brazilian superstar Neymar is back in the squad after being left out due to transfer negotiations with Barcelona, coach Thomas Tuchel announced on Friday, September 13, 2019.
Neymar is likely to make his first appearance of the season for the Ligue 1 leaders at home against Racing Strasbourg on Saturday, September 14, 2019.
Barcelona spent the bulk of the close season negotiating with PSG to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou, two years after he left for a world record 222 million euros ($245 million), but the Catalans failed to strike a deal with the Ligue 1 champions.
“Now that the transfer window is closed it’s not a distraction anymore,” Tuchel said of the Neymar saga.
“Life is not too hard for him, living and playing in Paris,” he added.
Neymar is likely to get a cold reception from the Parc des Princes crowd after saying during the summer that his best memory as a footballer was PSG’s humiliating 6-1 defeat by Barca at the Camp Nou in the Champions League in 2017.
“I can’t control how the fans will react,” said Tuchel.
“But the more you talk about something the more it becomes a big thing,” he noted.
