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LIONEL MESSI will reportedly join Paris Saint-Germain next year when his Barcelona contract expires.
Journalist Daniel Riolo claims the legendary forward, 33, will be reunited with ex-Nou Camp team-mate Neymar, 28, at the Parc des Princes once his deal ends in 2021.

Reports in France claim Lionel Messi will reunite with ex-Barcelona pal Neymar at PSG next seasonCredit: AFP or licensors

Messi looked to leave Barcelona in the last window by handing in a shock transfer request.
Manchester City were strong suitors for the Argentine, who believed he was able to leave for nothing.
But Barcelona resisted and Messi agreed to stay for one more campaign.
He is now expected to depart when his contract runs out next year.

And PSG has now been touted as a possible destination, with the French side already boasting Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in attack.
However, despite City’s reported continued interest, Riolo is adamant Messi WILL wind up playing alongside Neymar in the French capital.
He told RMC Sport: “Lionel Messi will be at PSG next year.
“I am being very serious. Messi will be at PSG next year.”

Riolo’s claims come on the back of comments from Neymar made after PSG’s 3-1 win over Manchester United last night.
The Brazilian scored twice to blow the Champions League group wide open with just one game remaining.
And Neymar made it very clear he wants to line up alongside Messi next term.
He told ESPN: “I want to play with Messi again.
“What I want most of all is to play with Messi again, to be able to enjoy him once again on the pitch.
“I’m sure that next year, we have to do it again.”

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NEYMAR has admitted that he is ‘very annoying on the pitch’ in the wake of his spat with Scott McTominay.
The pair clashed during Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford last night.

McTominay and Neymar repeatedly clashed at Old TraffordCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Neymar, 28, angrily confronted the Scottish ace at half-time after McTominay had inadvertently trodden on his ankle.
Nonplussed, the United midfielder smirked as Neymar angrily remonstrated with him.
And the former Barcelona star admitted that he is just trying to be a ‘leader’ on the pitch.
He told Eleven Sports: “I have always felt like a leader, since I was 17, I have never needed to have to armband to feel that way.

“Today, I am a figure at PSG.
“Everything that I can do on the pitch has an impact on my teammates and what I want, is to help them, to give the best of myself.
“I am a very annoying guy on the pitch, I follow up a lot with my teammates, but I am also ready to accept criticism, about myself too.
“I am not untouchable. Everyone is fighting for the same thing. I am very happy to be able to help my team-mates.”

The Brazilian netted twice at Old TraffordCredit: AFP or licensors

With PSG having desperately needed last night’s result to wrestle control of Group H, Neymar also reiterated that he did not join PSG to ‘play in the Europa League’.
He added: “That is why I said that we needed to change attitude or else we could forget about our Champions’ League dream.
“But we have changed. And today our dream has more life in it.
“Of course, I have never been eliminated in the Champions’ League (group stage) or played in the Europa League.
“That never crossed my mind and it never well. When these difficult moments come, I am able to evolve and take my responsibilities.

I want to play with Messi again
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“I did not come here to play in the Europa League.”
Speaking to ESPN, Neymar then stirred a transfer frenzy after the match, admitting that he wants to play with Lionel Messi again next season.
He said: “I want to play with Messi again.
“What I want most of all is to play with Messi again, to be able to enjoy him once again on the pitch.
“I’m sure that next year, we have to do it again.”

Neymar wants to be reunited with his buddy Lionel MessiCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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PARIS-SAINT GERMAIN will have to sell Kylian Mbappe if they bow to Neymar’s pleas and sign Lionel Messi.
PSG’s Brazilian was in high spirits after he scored twice in his side’s 3-1 win away at Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Neymar (right) may have just helped Kylian Mbappe (left) out of the PSG exit doorCredit: Reuters

Neymar has called for a reunion with Lionel Messi, sparking transfer speculationCredit: AFP

And speaking post-match presser, the 28-year-old admitted he wants to play in the same team as Messi again.
That sparked rumours of a reunion in the French capital after the pair spent a trophy-laden four-year spell together at the Nou Camp, forming two-thirds of the famous ‘MSN’ trio alongside Luis Suarez.
Neymar said: “I want to play with Messi again.
“What I want most of all is to play with Messi again, to be able to enjoy him once again on the pitch.

“I’m sure that next year, we have to do it again.”
But that statement has seemingly pushed Mbappe close to Real Madrid, according to AS.
PSG would be forced to cash in on the French forward should they sign Messi due to financial fair play rules.
The Argentinian is out of contract at Neymar’s old club Barcelona at the end of the season, with Manchester City and PSG believed to be frontrunners.

Madrid have been desperate to sign Mbappe for years, but have so far been priced out of a deal.
Liverpool are also keen, but Mbappe has already spoken of his admiration for Zinedine Zidane and is believed to have his heart set on the Bernabeu.
The PSG ace grew up with posters of Galacticos such as Cristiano Ronaldo on his wall.
Mbappe once admitted: “If you’re a boy and you’re French, your idol is Zidane.”
Zidane reciprocated, himself saying: “You know that I have known [Mbappe] for a long time.
“I am already in love with him, firstly as a person, because he came to do a trial here a long time ago.”
The striker’s contract at the Parc des Princes expires at the end of the 2021-22 season.
And there is no indication as yet that the 21-year-old is close to agreeing a new deal.

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NEYMAR’S sister Rafaella Santos set pulses racing as she posed for a photoshoot on the beach.
The 24-year-old stripped off to share her new swimwear range with her 5.5 million followers.

Santos sent her fans wild as she shared some bikini snaps from her holiday in September.
But she stepped it up a gear as she revealed her new fashion range called ‘Hypnotize by Rafa’.
The tattooed model showed off her tanned body as she posed for some snaps in the sea.
She looked incredible as she paired a red and white dog tooth bikini with a bucket hat.

And the Brazilian beauty made sure she stood out from the crowd in her neon yellow bikini.
Santos loves to bombard her huge army of Instagram followers with sexy snaps.
She soaked up the sunshine as she posed next to the pool in a white bikini earlier this year.
The model is covered in tattoos including some are that devoted to her beloved brother Neymar.

Brazilian superstar Neymar pictured with his sisterCredit: Instagram @neymarjr

Neymar Jr and his sister have matching crowns inked on their left arms.
His has the word ‘Sorella’ which means sister in Italian, while hers reads ‘Fratello’, meaning brother.
The Paris Saint-Germain star has her name tattooed on his wrist and her face tattooed on his right bicep.
She has the Brazilian striker’s eyes inked on to her right arm.

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The model is covered in tattoosCredit: Instagram / @rafaella

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