Real Madrid deny they have transfer interest in Neymar

Real Madrid have released a second statement denying the club have any interest in signing Neymar this summer.

Transfer speculation linking Neymar with a return to La Liga have refused to go away despite Real issuing a similar statement at the start of the month.

Claims of a £275million bid were vehemently denied by Real, but that has not stopped the rumour mill linking Neymar with the Spanish giants.

Neymar is a Paris Saint-Germain player and Real dismissed the suggestion the club would approach the Brazilian without the Ligue 1 champions blessing.

A statement read: 'In the face of the constant reports linking PSG's Neymar Jr. to our club, Real Madrid C. F. wish to clarify that the club has no intention of making any offer for the player," it said.

'The two clubs enjoy an excellent relationship and, as such, if Real Madrid were at any stage to consider securing the services of a PSG player, they would approach the club in the first instance.'

Neymar left Barcelona in a shock, world-record move last summer to join PSG, but is believed to be considering another switch.

PSG are unlikely to part with a superstar they broke the bank to acquire, while it would be an unusual move for a former Barcelona player to become a Galatico.

Spanish outlet TVE claimed last month Neymar had been offered a seven-year deal to join Real, but the club swiftly responded to that report.

'Given the information issued tonight by TVE on a supposed offer of Real Madrid to PSG and player Neymar, Real Madrid CF said that this information is outright false.

'Real Madrid has not made any kind of offer to PSG or the player,' a statement read on Madrid's website.

'Real Madrid is surprised that Spanish public television has been able to broadcast absolutely false information without anyone from this medium has contacted any of the parties to contrast the alleged information that could easily have been denied.'