Lionel Messi would prefer Barcelona to re-sign Neymar than go for Lautaro Martinez this summer, it is being reported. The Spanish champions have been linked with the Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan forwards for months ahead of the upcoming transfer window.
Neymar has been tipped to quit PSG for a return to the Nou Camp after he left for a world record £198million in 2017. Martinez, meanwhile, is seen as Luis Suarez's long-term replacement as the Uruguayan comes to the twilight years of his career.
The 22-year-old has a massive £97m release clause in his contract, however, an amount that the Catalans seem unlikely to want to pay.
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