Guardiola pour cold water on Neymar, Silva swap by PSG and Man City
Guardiola has turned down the opportunity to add Neymar to his Manchester City ranks this summer,
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly offered Manchester City a sensational swap deal involving Neymar and Bernardo Silva.
The Parisian side are very keen on the Portuguese attacker and are willing to part with their Brazilian star to convince the Citizens to agree to the deal.
New head coach Christophe Galtier has made the former Benfica and Monaco man one of his top priorities this summer, hence PSG's surprise offer of Neymar.
If it happens, this would be one of the biggest transfer stories of the summer, perhaps uniquely involving two such high-calibre players switching clubs.
All this is according to 'Le Parisien' in France, who also claim
Guardiola has turned down the opportunity to add Neymar to his Manchester City ranks this summer, despite believing his beloved Barcelona would have won more Champions League crowns had the Brazilian superstar stayed at the club.
City continued their domestic dominance last season by claiming a fourth Premier League title in five years, but once again fell short in their ongoing bid to become champions of Europe. Guardiola's side capitulated in the dying minutes against Real Madrid at the semi-final stage to see their European dream shelved for yet another season.
In order to overcome their continental hoodoo next campaign, City have significantly strengthened this summer, adding the likes of Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Kalvin Phillips to an already star-studded squad. But one megastar the Premier League champions have seemingly passed up the chance to sign this summer is Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar.
Neymar's future has been called into question this summer after reports emerged that new PSG sporting director Luis Campos was willing to offload the 30-year-old in the current window. The Ligue 1 champions, who themselves have failed in their own attempts to conquer Europe, are thought to be keen on freshen up their squad this summer.
Guardiola's decision to reject the offer which would see Neymar head to the Etihad comes as something of a surprise given his previous remarks on the player, and given his - and City's - insatiable desire to win the Champions League. The Spaniard admitted back in April 2021 that he believes his former club Barcelona would have gone on to win more European crowns in recent years had they been able to keep Neymar at the Nou Camp.
