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Neymar could soon join MLS.

According to ESPN’s Jeff CarlisleThe Brazil and Al Hilal star is in talks with three MLS teams over a possible transfer. According to Carlisle, one of the three teams Neymar is talking to is Chicago Fire FC, but Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami is not currently in the running.

Last week, Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano said that while “every coach in the world wants” Neymar, MLS restrictions would make it “impossible to add the forward”.

“We can’t talk about Ney because we don’t have anything,” Mascherano told reporters at MLS Media Day. “Obviously Ney is a great player. Every coach in the world wants him, but at the moment, but you know the MLS rules about the salary cap. So for us at this moment it’s impossible to try to think about him.”

According to Carlisle, Neymar “still holds out hope” of joining his former Barcelona teammates Messi and Luis Suarez at Inter Miami.

Neymar, who was at Paris Saint-Germain from 2017 to 2023, joined in Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal in 2023 for a fee of $97.6 million. His time at the club has not gone as he had hoped as he has dealt with a handful of injuries since his arrival.

Shortly after making his debut for his new club in September 2023, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while on international duty in October, ending his club season after just five games.

He returned to action in the fall, but a hamstring injury has limited his play this season. He has made just seven appearances and has registered one goal in his time with Al Hilal.

His Al Hilal contract runs until June and he can start negotiating contracts with a new team.

Even if he is unable to join Messi, Neymar’s MLS debut would undoubtedly be highly anticipated if he decides to join the league.