Real Madrid line up £259m bid for PSG star following Champions League Humiliation

Real Madrid have responded to their Champions League humiliation at the hands of Ajax in midweek by planning an incredible £259m (€300m) offer for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar.

The 27-year-old is already the most expensive player of all time following his £198m (€222m) switch to the French capital in 2017.

Internal strife at Real Madrid following their Champions League exit dominates the papers in Spain. After an angry exchange between captain Sergio Ramos and president Florentino Perez on Tuesday, the two attempted clear-the-air talks on Thursday.

Perez told the players that they were to blame for what was happening, but Ramos told the president that they’d warned him during the summer of the need to sign a striker. The captain made clear that the players weren’t the only ones to blame for the crisis.— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) March 7, 2019

Far from smoothing things over, discussions have driven a bigger wedge between the two. Ramos, in the meantime, has decided to ‘take the lead’ and has asked his team-mates for full commitment between now and the end of the season.

Ramos had an angry exchange with Real president Perez on Tuesday

Barcelona continues to build for their future and the latest player on the Catalans’ radar is Sochaux 17-year-old midfielder Lucien Agoume. The teenager has played 12 times in Ligue 2 this season and would command a fee of around £4.3m (€5m). 

Real Madrid is already looking ahead to next season and have made a tentative inquiry about Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, currently on loan at Real Betis.

Los Verdiblancos have taken an 80 per cent stake in the midfielder, at a cost of £21.6m (€25m), but would be prepared to sell for around £51.8 million (€60m). 

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