Cardoner: Neymar wants to join Barcelona, but there are lots of things to resolve Fichajes FC Barcelona Also commented on Griezmann move

Barcelona vice-president Jordi Cardoner has denied that the club are making a move for Neymar this summer.

The Brazilian has been heavily linked with a return to his former side, but the finances involved in the deal could prove a step to far for Barcelona.

"It's correct that Neymar wants to return to Barcelona," Cardoner said. "But Barcelona aren't thinking about signing Neymar. This subject isn't up for discussion.

"There are many things that we didn't like about his departure [to Paris Saint-Germain], many things to resolve.

"You have to move on. People are saying we've signed Neymar; we haven't signed anyone. We haven't kept in contact with him. He and lots of other players want to play for Barcelona.

"It doesn't surprise me that Neymar wants to come back. It's happened before. Some have left and come back; Cesc [Fabregas], [Gerard] Pique...

"Neymar is a great player, but you have to consider the circumstances surrounding his departure to know if these predictions will become reality one day."

Antoine Griezmann is another name being constantly linked with a move to Barcelona this summer and Cardoner wasn't giving much away.

"I understand that any player has the goal of coming to Barcelona, where the best player of all time is," Cardoner continued.

"Every player can be willing to come [here] to play. But we must have a balanced budget. I understand that lots of footballers want to play for Barcelona."

Matthijs de Ligt is nearing a transfer to Juventus but, after several reports suggesting Barcelona made an attempt to sign him, Cardoner insisted that the club never made a move for the defender.

"We can't be disappointed about things that we didn't deal with or work on," Cardoner stated. "We're not going to talk about particular features."