The head of Inter Miami Grandma Martin indicated that it would be difficult – but not impossible – to secure a 2025 transfer deal for Neymar Jr.
The Brazil international is said to be looking for a way out of Saudi Arabia in 2025 despite returning from a serious knee injury with Al Hilal.
The Saudi Pro League side are expected to drive a tough deal, as they retain an option to extend their contract from its expiry in June, until 2026.
Former club Santos are said to be working on a deal to bring him back to Brazil despite rumors of interest from Miami.
Martino laughed off Neymar's suggestions to buy a house in Miami as a transfer suggestion despite his own Barcelona bond with the player alongside his old friend Lionel Messi.
“With Messi and the boys already here, anything can happen. What I can't imagine is that the league does not make the salary issue more flexible, how it will be carried out.
“Writing it or saying it in the media is all good, nothing happens, it has no consequences, how would the implementation be? The reality is, if there is something that MLS has, it is strict rules that cannot be broken , unless MLS decides to change it.”
Martino's comments refer to the salary cap imposed on clubs by MLS, which would require Neymar to take a monumental pay cut to join Inter Miami, with their three “Designated Player” spots currently filled .
