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Barcelona 'reactivate Neymar option' after Lionel Messi 'asks to leave'

This file photo taken on May 06, 2017 shows Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar gesturing during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Villarreal CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona [AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE]

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is planning to reignite attempts to sign Neymar amid the club's recent crisis.

Bartomeu ruled out a move for the Brazilian earlier this summer after admitting the coronavirus pandemic had put too much strain on Barca's finances.

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