Barcelona offered chance to sign Neymar as PSG look to keep Mbappe


Barcelona offered chance to sign Neymar as PSG look to keep Mbappe

FC Barcelona have been handed a lifeline by Paris Saint Germain in their bid to sign Neymar next summer. The Brazilian who left Barcelona in 2017, in a record 222m move has been since linked to join the club back a number of times in the past couple of seasons. However, this time they could well have their wish as PSG are willing to let go of the forward in order to keep hold of another star forward Kylian Mbappe.

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According to reports from El Nacional, PSG boss Nasser Al Khelaifi is considering a sale of Neymar, who he thinks is not at his peak anymore after his struggles this season in front of goal, both in the league and in the Champions League.

Neymar might be used as a coup in a Kylian Mbappe deal

Neymar and Mbappe’s time at PSG could come to an end

Neymar has only scored 3 goals in all competitions for the club, all of which have come in Ligue 1 and he has failed to score in 4 matches in the Champions League. All of this talk regarding the sale of Neymar is mainly to safeguard Kylian Mbappe’s future at PSG.

Real Madrid have made their intentions very clear in the signing of Mbappe and have already made two bids to sign him this summer, both of which were rejected by the French club. PSG believe, that with the money they would get from Neymar’s sale to the Catalan club, they would use it to bring up a new contract for the 22-year old Mbappe, which would have a massive financial bonus to it, so much so that he extends the contract next summer.

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However, as things stand, this looks highly improbable given the fact that Barcelona are currently in a huge financial crisis and don’t have the means to make a signing of the calibre of Neymar at the moment. Mbappe could also walk away for free in the coming days, as only 45 days remain till January when he would be able to speak with agents from Real Madrid, since his contract with PSG comes at an end this summer.

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