Barca Coach Says He Wish Neymar Returns

Barcelona coach, Quique Setien has said that he would love Neymar coming back to the club.

Barca tried to re-sign Neymar last year but were unable to agree on a deal with French champions PSG, whom he joined for a world-record fee of 222 million euros ($264 million at the time) in 2017.

The possibility of wining Neymar back to the club this summer may seems tight due to the hardship and financial constrain COVID-19 pandemic had brought.

“I would love to be able to coach him someday,

“We are talking about an exceptional level. Fortunately, I have already fulfilled one of my dreams, which was to coach (Lionel) Messi but I would be delighted if Neymar comes.” said Setien.

Neymar previously formed a successful attacking trio with Luis Suarez and Messi at Barcelona but the future of Suarez is uncertain.

The 33-year-old has not played since January when he underwent surgery on an injury to his right knee, and Setien admitted he needs more time to regain full fitness with La Liga due to restart from its coronavirus-enforced suspension in the middle of next month.

Mentioning and talking about Suarez if he was fully fit, Setien said: “No, I think he’s in a good condition and has been working with the group, but we see that he lacks a bit of confidence.

“He underwent an operation and after two months I would say he’s still recovering. But it’s clear that soon (he will be ready), I don’t know whether it will be two, three or four weeks.”

Barca has been on-top of the table, two points ahead of Real Madrid.

According to the La Liga president, Javier Tebas, the preferred date for the season to resume is June 12 but the restart will depend on the Spanish health authorities.