ronaldo kit junior Roberto Mancini has joked that Zenit were keen to sign Barcelona star Neymar, only to lose out to Paris Saint-Germain.
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The Brazil superstar is on the cusp of joining French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record €222m transfer, as first revealed by Goal in October last year.
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Zenit have been busy in the summer transfer market, bringing in several players including Leandro Paredes from Roma and Emanuel Mammana from Lyon.
And Mancini has joked that Zenit were also planning to spend even more money by activating Neymar’s release clause.
Smirking as he spoke to the media ahead of his side’s Europa League clash againstBnei Yehuda, Mancini said: “We also wanted to buy Neymar, but unfortunately, PSG beat us to him.”
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