After Cristiano Ronaldo‘s departure from Real Madrid this summer, the club is looking for a replacement and of all the people, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi might know who it is. According to Spanish paper Don Balon, Lionel Messi knows that former Barcelona forward and Messi’s close friend Neymar will join Real Madrid as a potential replacement to the Portuguese star. Also read: 5 things you did not know about Lionel Messi Not only that, Real Madrid has also been chasing the Brazilian forward for quite some time now and are willing to spend a record 300 million euros to bring Neymar to the Santiago Bernabeu. While the reports of Messi knowing about Madrid’s next ‘Ronaldo’ might be nothing more than just claims, but then again, best friends know quite a lot of secrets. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus this season for a fee of 100 million euros, much to the shock of many across the football world.