Neymar decides to join CR7 in Real Madrid, said Marca

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26-year-old Brazilian star Neymar da Silva Santos Junior of Ligue 1's PSG has decided to leave his current club in summer so he can join Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid, said Marca on May 4.

The Spanish newspaper has put a picture of Neymar and Ronaldo walking together with the text: "Neymar wants to pair with CR7, he sees it as a new challenge to share the locker room with Cristiano Ronaldo."

In 2013, Neymar joined FC Barcelona, making the famous "MSN" with Lionel Messi and Luis Alberto Suarez and taking the title of the European Champion League in 2015. He left for the PSG in the summer of 2017, reportedly because he wanted to compete for the Ballon d'Or.

The PSG paid about 222 million euros to FC Barcelona to get Neymar in 2017. /VCG Photo

There have been increasing reports that Neymar is considering leaving, with Madrid as the most likely destination. Though French newspapers reported that he has no intention to go as long as the club agrees to raise his weekly salary from the current 750,000 euros to 1.13 million euros.

Unai Emery Etxegoien, PSG's head coach said in an interview that Neymar will stay and become the leader of Paris. Besides, there is no cancellation clause in Neymar's contract, meaning that any team who wants him will probably have to pay as much as 400 million euros. Even for a club as rich as Real Madrid, that is a price to think twice about.