The Spanish side spent the window trying to sign the Brazilian star and Paul Pogba but the defender urged his team-mates to forget about them <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Dani Carvajal says he was sceptical about Real Madrid’s chances of landing\u00a0Neymar in the summer transfer window and urged his side not to worry about\u00a0the Brazilian\u00a0attacker or Paul Pogba.<\/p>\n
Neymar was desperate to leave Paris Saint-Germain in the close-season and\u00a0had been heavily linked to a move to Madrid, while Barcelona were also said to be trying to sign him back.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pogba had been one of their top targets as the midfielder was looking for a way out of Manchester United, but their hopes of landing him were dashed when the English window closed without the Premier League side signing a replacement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carvajal admitted that the duo\u2019s potential arrival was discussed among the Madrid squad, but the right-back always had his doubts about the possibility of Neymar joining.<\/p>\n
“You saw that one day he went to Barca, another day he came with us, another day he stayed,” he told El Partidazo de COPE .<\/p>\n
“We asked the Brazilians and they told us that he didn’t know. I was in doubt. He is a top-five or top-three player. Such a player is welcome on any team.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
He added: “Pogba sounded good too. The transfer dates close differently everywhere and in the end he has not arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We are who we are, and we cannot think of someone who is not with us.”\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There was still something of a rebuild at Madrid, with the likes of Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo Goes brought in.<\/p>\n
Carvajal, whose team have collected five points from their opening three La Liga games, said it was tough to make drastic changes at Madrid.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“There is always talk of revolution, but in a team like Real Madrid, where everyone wants to be and not everyone wants to leave, it’s not easy,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Players have come to help us like Hazard, Militao, Mendy \u2026 and I think it is to complement a great workforce.”<\/p>\n