#Barcelona... Pique claims Neymar is staying

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Gerard Pique and Neymar have been team-mates for the
last four seasons
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has claimed that
his team-mate Neymar will be staying with the
Catalan club.
Brazilian star Neymar has been the subject of
intense speculation regarding his future this
summer, with Paris Saint-Germain reportedly set to
make him the world's most expensive player.
And 25-year-old Neymar gave a reminder of his
excellence at the weekend, scoring a pair of superb
goals as Barca beat Juventus 2-1 in a pre-season
friendly.

Pique then had his say on the situation, posting a
picture on Twitter of himself with Neymar, which he
captioned 'Se queda' ('He stays').
However, French newspaper Le Parisien reported on
its website late on Sunday that the transfer of
Neymar to PSG could be made official in the next
few days.
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde had said on
Friday: "This is a time of rumours. We understand it
is how it is.
"He [Neymar] is with us right now. One of us. It's a
player we love and we want. Not only football-wise,
but also for the things he brings to the locker room.
"It's only rumours. There's no need to worry about
something when we don't know if it's going to
happen or not. If it happens in the future, we'll see.
But no need to worry about it now."
Barcelona, with Neymar set to be in the line-up, play
another pre-season friendly against Manchester
United on Wednesday in Washington.