Paris Saint-Germain have insisted it will be “impossible” for Real Madrid to sign Neymar this summer which will raise fears at Chelsea that the European champions may turn their attention more fully to Eden Hazard.

Senior sources at PSG have emphatically told Telegraph Sport that they are not worried about claims that they might be about to lose Neymar, the player they signed for a world record fee of €222 million £194m) from Barcelona, this summer as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. They are, however, irritated by the claims and said it was “impossible” that Neymar would leave.

Neither are PSG interested in Ronaldo, despite previously having attempted to sign the 32-year-old, who has been linked with a move away from Real and may be using them as leverage.

There has been a growing expectation that Real will re-shape their forward line at the end of this season and if Ronaldo goes then Karim Benzema is also expected to leave.

Real have long been linked with Hazard and although Chelsea remain confident he will sign a new contract to replace the one expiring in 2020, the fear remains that he might want to leave Stamford Bridge until it is agreed.