Neymar has stormed out of Barcelona training as his exit from the Spanish giants appears to move closer.
Neymar was filmed clashing with Barcelona teammate Nelson Semedo in training amid growing speculation he is set to join Paris Saint-Germain.
Neymar has been linked with a world-record move to Paris Saint Germain, and his walkout now looks to make that move even more likely.
In clip video, things initially appear to be going as usual, with the Brazilian tucking away a goal during a small sided game.
However, Neymar and right back Semedo then tangle in a challenge for the ball, with the striker squaring up to the new arrival from Benfica.
Javier Mascherano quickly intervenes and Semedo runs back to the game, but Neymar is clearly still unhappy, calling and gesturing after the defender, and having to be restrained by Sergio Busquets.
The furious striker then tears off his training bib and throws it to the ground as manager Ernesto Valverde stands helpless close by, stalking off with only a rueful pat on the back from Mascherano.
Neymar then angrily fires a ball off the crossbar of a nearby training goal, and then boots another one away as he exits the field.
Accompanied by a member of the Barcelona staff, he leaves as training resumes without him, with the player going out into the car park and leaving the training area entirely.
The session took place in Miami, with Barca in the USA as part of their prestigious pre-season tour of friendlies.
Neymar has been in excellent form on the tour, scoring three in two games, but lost his cool half an hour into the training session at Barry University.
The walk-out comes before Barcelona play their final friendly of the tour, against deadly La Liga rivals Real Madrid on Saturday.
The footage has emerged as it is also revealed Neymar’s plans to duck out of Barcelona’s flight back to Spain have been thrown into chaos amid reports his commercial commitments in China on Monday have been cancelled.
Barcelona players are due to touchdown back in Spain on Sunday afternoon after the Saturday night Clasico friendly, but Neymar had planned to jet straight to Asia for a commercial commitment with Replay that would keep him away from the Camp Nou while Barca and PSG thrash out the details of his switch to Ligue 1.
Now reports suggest the event on Monday has been cancelled with the organisers understood to be citing the player’s involvement in the transfer.
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