Tite: 'Neymar situation is unsettling'

Brazil manager Tite has admitted that the transfer saga involving Neymar and Barcelona concerns him due to the forward's recent lack of playing time at Paris Saint-Germain.

The 27-year-old, who moved to PSG for a world record £198m in 2017, has pushed hard for a return to Camp Nou all summer after falling out with the Ligue 1 champions.

As a result, Neymar has not played a minute of PSG's last four games, with club supporters unveiling an X-rated banner slamming the Brazilian ahead of their opening clash against Nimes.

When asked about whether Neymar's lack of game time at PSG worried him, Tite told Sky Sports News: "Yes. It does and I hope that it is solved.

"But it's a variable that escapes me, it is beyond me. I can't solve this situation. I have hope, the only thing I can do is to hope. Beyond that, I don't have any power."

Neymar is understood to have been left 'sad and deeply' angry by PSG's failure to sanction a move to Barcelona this summer.

Barcelona, who will push for Neymar once again next year, failed to complete the deal due to the club's reluctance to pay the full £200m combined with PSG's refusal to lower their valuation.