The three MLS clubs Neymar is reportedly in talks with ahead of the 2025 season might come as a surprise. With Neymar's Al Hilal contract expiring this summer, the Brazilian is weighing his options with a possible move to the United States.

In reality, the deal seems doomed from the beginning, but in this instance, one less global superstar making his way to North America is good news. Neymar, for all his fame and popularity, would be a failed signing for the league.

Despite talks between Neymar and the MLS' Chicago Fire, it remains "unlikely" that the Brazilian star will sign a deal with the club, according to

Signing Neymar would be a high-price tag move, obviously, and only a handful of MLS clubs actually have the flexibility to do so. One of those teams conveniently happens to have a tie to the Brazilian national and is also located right here in North Texas.

Chicago Fire FC is engaged in “preliminary negotiations” with Brazil soccer legend Neymar, according to multiple reports.

Brazil superstar and Al Hilal attacker Neymar is in preliminary talks with three MLS sides, including Chicago Fire FC, over a proposed move, sources have told ESPN.

But sources with ESPN in Brazil have tempered expectations over a move to MLS for Neymar, adding that if he were to play in the U.S., he still held out hope of signing with Inter Miami.

Neymar could join Lionel Messi in MLS but the Brazilian superstar has reportedly stunned Chicago Fire after demanding a contract more lucrative than that of his former Barcelona teammate.