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Neymar: Why the Brazilian Superstar may leave

From Brazil: Real Madrid make Neymar offer
 

Let us have a closer look why all of these can possibly lead to the loudest football transfer of the year. First, King Club desperately needs a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 33 this year.

Portuguese superstar is still awesome, but eventually the years are taking their toll, Benzema and Bale fell short of expectations, and as we all know, Los Blancos cannot live even one year without new blood. In addition, this club can afford such a player, even if the price will reach mind-bending 300 million Euro.

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