Neymar 'Holds Talks' with His Agent over Possible Real Madrid Transfer

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has met with his agent Pini Zahavi to discuss the possibility of joining Real Madrid this summer, per UOL Esporte (h/t Jack Rathborn for the Mirror).

Despite only joining the French league leaders last summer in a shock £200 million transfer from Barcelona, Neymar is reportedly ready to move again. PSG crashed out of the Champions League with a defeat to Real Madrid in the last 16, losing both legs of the tie.

The Brazilian is said to be regretting his move to Paris because the league is too physical and he has struggled to settle, per L'Equipe (h/t Aaron Flanagan for the Mirror).

Real are believed to be the only club who could afford the 26-year-old, and indeed it has been widely reported that president Florentino Perez is looking to put together an offer.

Neymar is Real's top target this summer, and the Spanish club are willing to pay £262 million to make it happen, according to Carlos Carpio for Marca.

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With a deal in the offing, Neymar reportedly met with Zahavi last week to discuss Perez's approach. Furthermore, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, along with sporting director Antero Henrique, recently traveled to Brazil to discuss the forward's future with the player and his agent.

Neymar has amassed 19 goals and 13 assists in just 20 league games for the Parisian club, and yet the season as a whole will be deemed a failure given PSG's inability to reach the latter stages of Europe's premier club competition. Real, meanwhile, face Juventus in the quarter-finals and have won three of the last four Champions Leagues. 

Moving to the Spanish capital would be highly controversial, not least because the Brazil star used to play for their rivals Barcelona.

It would also almost certainly cause animosity between Neymar and the PSG supporters. Their relationship is already thought to be tense, after fans booed the club's record signing for refusing to allow Edinson Cavani to take a penalty in the 8-0 victory over Dijon on January 17—the Uruguay international had the chance to become the club's all-time record goalscorer at the time.

Given that Perez is believed to have a good relationship with Neymar's agent, and that Real Madrid can afford the transfer fee after making an £85 million profit on player sales over the last two years, it's possible that Neymar could leave PSG for the side that knocked them out of the Champions League.