Neymar contract: Brazilian will sensationally snub mega Manchester United deal to stay at Barcelona
Catalan club have announced their superstar-name will put pen to paper on Friday to seal the deal
NEYMAR will snub interest from Manchester United to sign a new Barcelona contract, it has been confirmed.
The Catalan club announced their Brazilian talisman will put pen to paper on Friday in a deal that will see him stay at the Nou Camp until the summer of 2021.
On their official Twitter account, they posted: "[CONTRACT NEWS] @neymarjr will sign new contract on Friday that will keep him at the Club until June 2021."
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Javier Mascherano today signed a contract extension keeping him at Barca until the summer of 2019.
The club Tweeted a picture of the former Liverpool defender surrounded by club chiefs including president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
United have been desperate to add Neymar, 24, to their star-studded ranks, with club chief Ed Woodward jetting to Barcelona last summer to hold talks with him.
And Neymar's dad previously confirmed there was interest in his son - who agreed to the new contract back in June - from various clubs.
He said: "People know that there are various clubs interested in him for his football but they don’t want to say that he’s talking to them or having any dealings.
"People have said 10,000 different things about my son. Neymar has a contract at Barcelona and he has two years left.
"Neymar’s owners are Barcelona. Any proposals, any notifications or any formality that comes in respect to Neymar, without question passes through Barcelona and Barcelona alone.
"There’s lots of speculation and it’s clear he’s become mixed up in all that."
The news also comes as a blow to Paris Saint-Germain, who were preparing a mega £200million deal to lure Neymar to Ligue 1.
Neymar has helped form the deadly 'MSN' trio at Barcelona - an attacking three which consists of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and himself.
He signed for Barcelona in June 2013 and has scored 89 goals in all competitions since.