Neymar was willing to go to Real Madrid and spoke to several of their players in anticipation of a move, but the transfer did not happen because Madrid would not match Paris Saint-Germain’s asking price, MARCA reports.
The Brazilian star was fed up at PSG and wanted to join Barcelona, according to rumor. However, his high price turned the blaugrana off from the option. That’s when, apparently, he turned to Madrid. Rumors flew that los blancos had made inquires for him, and at some point many people thought he would join Madrid - including, apparently, Lionel Messi himself.