So where is Neymar?
Brazilian media quoted Neymar's father as saying that PSG "were aware" the forward was set to miss training on Monday because of charity commitments. "The reason was known and planned for a year as part of his activities for the Neymar Institute," Neymar Sr told Fox Sports Brazil. "We couldn't postpone them and he will return [to PSG] on 15 July." However, Leonardo said "these were not dates agreed with the club". "Paris St-Germain notes that Neymar Jr was not in attendance at the agreed time and place. This was without the club's prior authorisation," read a PSG statement. "The club regrets this situation." Neymar has scored 34 goals in 37 league appearances for PSG to help them to consecutive Ligue 1 titles, but he has also been involved in a number of disciplinary incidents, including being banned for three games for lashing out at a fan after PSG's shock French Cup final defeat. He will also miss the next three European matches for insulting officials. The former Santos forward was stripped of the Brazilian captaincy in May before suffering an ankle injury during an international friendly against Qatar last month that forced him to miss his country's Copa America triumph on home soil. Last week, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu claimed Neymar wants to leave PSG this summer. According to reports in the Spanish media, Neymar has offered to take a pay cut of 12m euros a year to facilitate a return to the Nou Camp, where he played between 2013 and 2017. The La Liga champions side have already signed Frenkie de Jong from Ajax for an initial 75m euros (£67m) this summer and are thought to be interested in signing France forward Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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