{"id":1103215,"date":"2019-08-25T20:24:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1103215"},"modified":"2019-08-25T20:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:24:41","slug":"sergio-ramos-neymar-worlds-three-best-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sergio-ramos-neymar-worlds-three-best-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Ramos says Neymar is among the world&#8217;s three best players amid Real Madrid links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Madrid skipper\u00a0Sergio Ramos has ranked\u00a0wantaway PSG forward Neymar among the top three players in world football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian superstar is widely reported to be seeking to engineer a move back to La Liga this summer, with Real and Barcelona both credited with interest.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Neymar join Real Madrid? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Neymar to La Liga transfer story has been one of the summer&#8217;s longest ongoing sagas.<\/li>\n<li>It is widely believed that the Brazilian wants to return to Barca, and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/neymar-risks-angering-psg-remontada-comment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped multiple hints<\/a> throughout the summer.<\/li>\n<li>PSG\u00a0sporting director Leonardo has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/psg-sporting-director-confirms-neymar-can-leave-for-the-right-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that Neymar can leave the club, but only for the right price.<\/li>\n<li>According to AS, Neymar will once again be absent from PSG&#8217;s playing squad against\u00a0Toulouse on Sunday night.<\/li>\n<li>Ramos has now fanned the flames further by placing Neymar in his top three best players.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7349082-liverpool-s-new-signing-the-unsung-norwich-city-heroes-propping-up-the-pukki-party<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports indicate that both clubs are currently in discussions with the Parisians as the European market edges ever closer to slamming shut.<\/p>\n<p>Zinedine Zidane has already spent circa \u00a3300m on rebuilding his squad, so it seems almost unfathomable that the Brazilian will be added to that star-studded galactico list, though that hasn&#8217;t prevented Ramos from talking up the linked phenom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Neymar\u00a0is a top player, among the top three in the world,&#8221;\u00a0Ramos\u00a0told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard did, however, go on to cool speculation, adding: &#8220;Talking about signings is a lack of respect for this great team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These things are always talked about at\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0and even more so when the transfer window is open.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Players must be cold with these things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Fabinho on Ceballos?\u2019 Liverpool vs Arsenal Premier League Preview w\/The Redmen TV\u2019s Paul Machin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UF9KUXUJb0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to move forward with those that we have&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Los Blancos have recruited no fewer than six players this summer (Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo Goes and\u00a0Takefusa Kubo), while also retaining the services of\u00a0Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos believes that the new additions, coupled with keeping Bale and\u00a0Rodriguez on the books will be enough to push the club forward.<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0&#8220;We&#8217;re going to move forward with those that we have. We all need to be connected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reactivating players like [Gareth]\u00a0Bale\u00a0or\u00a0James\u00a0[Rodriguez] is another solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Real played out a 1-1 draw against\u00a0Real Valladolid on Saturday and face\u00a0Villarreal in their next La Liga match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid skipper\u00a0Sergio Ramos has ranked\u00a0wantaway PSG forward Neymar among the top three players in world football. The Brazilian superstar is widely reported to be seeking to engineer a move back to La Liga this summer, with Real and Barcelona both credited with interest. Could Neymar join Real Madrid? 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