Sports Burst - Neymar's Messi Masterplan
Neymar plans to turn Paris into a supreme soccer powerhouse by luring Lionel Messi from the Camp Nou next summer.
By Tim Stannard
Neymar renews apparent personal goal to bring down Barcelona by setting up another summer of disruption at the Camp Nou
Neymar looks like returning to his role of turning soccer on its head and then giving it an enormous tickle for good measure.
In 2021, it looks like Neymar is plotting another major upheaval by bringing Lionel Messi to Paris, but this time for free with the Argentinean out of contract in June.
The plot was teased on Wednesday night when Neymar declared that he hoped to play with Messi next season. "When Neymar says that he wants to play with Messi again, it's because he has to know something about the possible signing of Leo by PSG," mused former Brazilian striker, Rivaldo.
Real Madrid radar pinged by Camavinga agent news
Real Madrid could well be suffering the ripple effect from a potential PSG-Messi move.
The grand theory of 2021 suggests that Messi's arrival would trigger Kylian Mbappe's shuffle to the Santiago Bernabeu, a transfer that has oft been seen as a case of 'when' rather than 'if'.
Some other intriguing news took place on Friday with the announcement that Rennes midfielder, Eduardo Camavinga, had signed up with a big-time soccer agent - Gareth Bale's in actual fact. Although the 18-year-old French international has recently pledged his immediate future to Rennes, a sudden change in direction is more than possible.
Sevilla vs. Real Madrid is live on beIN SPORTS on Saturday with coverage starting at 9:30AM ET, and that is followed directly by an Atletico Madrid side that could well end up at the top of the standings on Sunday, and might take some budging to remove them.
Atletico Madrid vs. Valladolid is live on beIN SPORTS at 12:30PM ET as part of a Super Saturday 4 - It's Crisis Time! on beIN SPORTS.
Gremio reach Copa Lib quarters to set up Brazil bonanza
Time for a bit of a news sweep and Gremio completed three ties of the quarterfinal bracket of the 2020 Copa Libertadores with an aggregate 4-0 victory over Guarani on Thursday. The Brazilian side will now face Santos in an all-Brazilian affair next week.
River Plate will take on Nacional in an Argentina vs. Uruguay grudge match, while Paraguayan side, Libertad is up against Palmeiras. Racing Club will have to await next week's Last 16, a second-leg tie between Boca Juniors and Internacional to find out their opponents.
All those games will be live, live, live and exclusive on beIN SPORTS next week.
Tune into the Copa Libertadores wrap-up show at 7PM ET today for a look back at some net-busting South American action.