The Parisians had planned to sign Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, but will have to rethink
Paris Saint-Germain have switched summer targets after their chances of signingCristiano Ronaldo evaporated with Real Madrid's transfer ban.
Or so claim L'Equipe, France's biggest-selling sports daily.
The Parisians are set to lose star man Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer, with his contract expiring in June and no prospect of a renewal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has long been the desire of president Nasser El-Khelaifi as his replacement, and the Portuguese superstar has done nothing to dampen talk byrepeatedly changing tack in public comments over his future.
But with Real Madrid's transfer ban set to ground any significant departures from the club, the French giants have reportedly already switched their sights.
Looking to take advantage of Neymar's off-the-pitch troubles with the tax man, Paris Saint-Germain are willing to unload big sums of money to secure the Brazilian.
"Paris searches for its star" reads the front page of L'Equipe, just days after PSG defender Thiago Silva had commented that Barcelona were more likely to sell Lionel Messi than Neymar, with the Brazil skipper destined to become football's biggest star.
"I like Neymar a lot, but I think Barcelona will not allow him to leave," Silva told France 3 on Thursday.
"It would perhaps be easier for Barcelona to let go of Messi. Could Messi come to PSG? Perhaps ... I mean, why not? Everything is possible..."
Messi, of course, affirmed his commitment to remain in Barcelona and claimed he would do so for the rest of his career.
"I've always said that I don't want to leave Barcelona," Messi said. "It's always the same response. My idea is I want to finish my career at home, and my home is Barca."
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