"Pipe dream" - Journalist reacts as Newcastle linked with sensational summer swoop

Neymar to Newcastle United is a “pipe dream”, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward has been linked with a move to St James’ Park, but O’Rourke doubts it is a transfer either party is considering right now.

According to reports from Spain, PSG are open to selling Neymar this summer and there are three clubs who are currently interested in signing him.

Eddie Howe’s Newcastle are said to be one of them, while Premier League champions Manchester City and the Brazilian’s former team Barcelona are the other two outfits mentioned.

Neymar is enduring a difficult period with PSG right now, recently being booed by supporters after his side were knocked out by Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The 30-year-old, who joined the Ligue 1 leaders from Barcelona for £200m, still has a contract until 2025, meaning any deal is likely to be expensive.

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O’Rourke has described Neymar to Newcastle as a “pipe dream”, believing it is too early into the Magpies’ project for them to be able to sign a player of that profile.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the transfer insider said: “Neymar, it’s a bit of a pipe dream that one. I don’t think Newcastle will be looking to do that one, or that Neymar would be considering wanting to join Newcastle. He’d wait on the project to get off the ground really [before considering it].”

Even if Neymar could be persuaded to switch the Parc des Princes for St James’ Park, it is hard to imagine PSG really wanting to sell the 117-cap Brazil international despite what reports are saying.

As things stand, the French outfit are about to lose Kylian Mbappe, whose contract is up at the end of