Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar insisted he was happy with the Ligue 1 giants amid persistent links to Real Madrid.

Neymar and PSG suffered a 3-1 loss to Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

The Brazil international has been linked with a stunning move to Madrid despite only joining PSG in a world-record €222-million switch from Barcelona last year.

Speaking after the first leg, Neymar insisted that he was happy at PSG, where he is contracted until 2022.

‘I have a contract with PSG. I am happy with my teammates and I only think about my story here,’ he told reporters.

PSG are facing a huge battle to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals after their first-leg loss.

But Neymar hopes they can deliver in the return leg in Paris on 6 March.

‘Nothing is decided. There is another game at home, in front of our fans, which will be very hard, like the one in Madrid,’ he said.

‘But I hope we can do it.’

-This story originally appeared on FourFourTwo.co.za