Neymar asks Barça to hurry up

If Real Madrid were dominating the transfer market a few weeks ago, it is now their bitter rivals Barcelona who are making all the headlines in their pursuit of big-name signings.

Whilst a complicated move for Antoine Griezmann is one issue for the Spanish champions, the possible signing of Neymar is another matter Barça are dealing with - although they are yet to register their interest officially.

Although Josep Maria Bartomeu recognised that signing Neymar would be very difficult with PSG unwilling to let him go, the Barcelona president did admit that the Brazilian was interested in coming back to Catalonia.

His words left the door open for Neymar's return to Barça and, according to 'Sport', the player has now contacted his former club to ask them to speed up negotiations with PSG. 

The imminent start of pre-season with the summer holidays coming to an end have caused the Brazil star to enter in a hurry, with the 27 year-old desperate to return to Camp Nou.

In fact, Neymar's lawyer, who was the one to deposit the player's release clause when he moved over to PSG two summers ago, is spending his summer in Barcelona - something that has only served to fuel speculation of a move back to 'La Blaugrana'.