For most of the summer, Barcelona waited for Neymar to go public with his desire to return to the Camp Nou.
Privately, all parties knew what the world's most expensive footballer was seeking. With a statement over his intentions, it may well have happened.
Neymar and his representatives opted against speaking out, though, and the closest we came to any sort of come-and-get-me plea was delivered via Rivaldo's Instagram account.
Last week, the former Barcelona star posted a picture of Neymar on his account, with a caption that translated as (per The Sun): "We know everything that happened to @neymarjr.