Barcelona Set To Reach Agreement With PSG For Neymar

Barcelona and PSG are reportedly close to an agreement that would see former star Neymar return to the club after 6 years.

Neymar till date remains the most expensive transfer of all time after PSG activated his €222 million release clause in 2017.

The suppose move to France according to Barca’s economic vice president Eduard Romeu, plunged Barcelona into crisis.

That move caused crisis in Barcelona as they went on to replace the Brazilian by signing Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann.

Barcelona failed to replace Neymar after those signings, got broke and eventually lost Lionel Messi on a free to PSG as a result.

Barca tried as much as possible to bring back Lionel Messi in the summer but the club legend chose to sign for MLS side Inter Miami.

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are closing in on agreement that would see Neymar return to his former club.

Neymar remains the most expensive transfer of all time after PSG activated his €222 million release clause, a move which plunged Barcelona into crisis… pic.twitter.com/E4qaZv0vTe

— Futball News (@FutballNews_) July 2, 2023

Barcelona also wanted to activate yet more ‘economic levers’ to facilitate the move but it was not successful.

Khaled Waleed of beIN Sports claimed that: “Neymar will play in Barcelona if Paris pays the bulk of his salary.”

“Everything is agreed upon between the two clubs, except for the salary, which remains the core point of contention”.

Neymar earns €56.4m a year before tax at PSG, which makes him the second highest paid player at the club after Kylian Mbappe, whose €72m-a-year deal made him the game’s top earner before Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Al-Nassr.

The Brazilian has netted 13 goals and 11 assists in 20 Ligue 1 games for PSG last season before he faced a season ending injury in February.

These stats by Neymar meant that before the injury, he had a goal-involvement of one every 65 minutes he played.

Neymar has not enjoyed a good time at PSG following his attitude issues and late night rendezvous which the club frowned against.

The former Barcelona man also has a thing for attending his sister’s mid-season birthday party which is always suspicious.

Recall we also reported that he had a fall-out with Kylian Mbappe and was also targeted by PSG fans who felt he was not doing enough for the club.

PSG are looking to keep club Captain Kylian Mbappe at Paris and that could force them to sell Neymar to Barcelona.

Chelsea Are Also Interested In The Former Barcelona Man

Recent reports have it that Chelsea are keen to sign the former Barcelona man to help boost the team under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea were believed to hold some interest in Neymar and there is a residual hope in Paris that their sales to Saudi Arabia may make a move feasible for the west London club. pic.twitter.com/t102IimPul

— Chelseafc Transfer N (@ChelseaFcTrans) June 27, 2023

Chelsea reportedly started talks with PSG to sign the player with Barcelona lookign to want to sign him their former star.

Blues owner Todd Boehly is said to have jetted to Paris in May for a rendezvous with the PSG top executives.

This meeting, it turns out, was the prelude to the English club making their move for former Santos man.

Neymar, who was reportedly hesitant to consider a move to the English capital, seems to be weighing up his options.

This change of heart is coming after he had a fall-out with Mbappe and also club ultras in Paris.

The Brazilian could provide a massive boost to Chelsea’s attacking prowess, enhancing their chances in both domestic and international competitions – should the deal be successful.