Neymar would be a threat to Barcelona s squad harmony if he returned to the club from Paris Saint-Germain, according to Blaugrana great Hristo Stoichkov.
Brazil star Neymar left Barca for PSG in a world-record €222million move in 2017, as the Ligue 1 side paid the forward s release clause.
Neymar s split from Barca was ugly – the club criticising PSG s conduct and disputing the player s loyalty bonus.
But, according to media reports, that has not stopped Neymar and Barca working behind the scenes in recent weeks in order to facilitate a move.
Neymar s position at PSG looks untenable after the club s ultras sang offensive chants about him during their Ligue 1 opener, while Barca are said to have offered multiple players and a transfer fee to secure his return.
But Stoichkov, who spent seven years at Barca across two spells, is adamant Neymar is more trouble than he is worth.
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He would be a bomb inside the locker room, Stoichkov told Univision. Barcelona don t need Neymar. He would have no space to play because they already have very important players.
There are [Ousmane] Dembele, [Antoine] Griezmann, [Luis] Suarez, [Lionel] Messi. Where would he play? For my part, I don t want him to come back.
I m sure there are players who want to come back and ask the president for his effort, but Barca isn t going to move a single Euro to get him back. Barca doesn t have the money to pay PSG.
There are [swap] options, but the players Barca is offering to PSG is disrespectful [to the players]. Firstly, because Ivan Rakitic is a great worker, a very humble lad who has never let his guard down and has always defenders the interests of Barcelona.
And [Philippe] Coutinho cost a lot of money, but he has a lot of ability and I defend him, and hopefully no Barca player leaves.
