PSG ‘open to sensational Neymar loan transfer with £200m obligation to buy’ as Barcelona and Real Madrid circle
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are reportedly open to a sensational loan deal to get Neymar out of the club – with a £200million obligation to buy next summer.
The wantaway Brazilian’s future remains up-in-the-air after his late return to pre-season training and his public indication of his desire to leave.
His old employers Barcelona and bitter rivals Real Madrid have been leading the charge to bring the world’s most-expensive footballer back to La Liga following a two-year absence.
And Serie A giants Juventus have also entered the running for the Samba star.
PSG have held firm throughout the summer window and are refusing to let the £198m man leave on the cheap, rebuffing any potential cash-plus-players offers in the process.
Now as the European transfer windows draws closer, Goal claim PSG’s stance has changed slightly and they are now open to loaning the 27-year-old out with an obligation to buy.
But any interested parties would have to eventually shell out a new world-record fee between £200m and £228m for the attacker.
Barca are the frontrunners for their old ace as they aim to reunite him with Lionel Messi.
But Madrid would love to snatch him from under the noses of their sworn enemy as they bid to overthrow the Catalans in La Liga.
Brazil’s No10 has endured a rollercoaster spell at PSG, hitting the headlines for a number of wrong reasons despite enjoying back-to-back Ligue 1 titles.
The French Football Federation hit him with a three-match ban after he appeared to hit a fan during the defeat to Rennes in May just months after he was suspended for three Champions League games for insulting match officials after the loss to Manchester United.
Fed-up fans appear to have now had enough of the 27-year-old after his public statements of his desire to leave.
They unfurled a huge banner in the opening day win over Nimes calling for him to go, followed by chants demanding the same thing.
LATEST NEYMAR NEWS
But none of that ill-feeling appears to have filtered down into Tuchel’s squad as they trained this morning.
In fact, it seems the PSG manager and his players are attempting to keep their star man happy.
Neymar was spotted enjoying a cuddle during the session with Tuchel, and he also had a joke and chat with Thiago Silva and Kylian Mbappe.
He is still recovering from a metatarsal injury and will not feature today for the trip to Rennes.