Neymar accepts PSG's €222m offer?

A report in Brazil on Tuesday added to uncertainty over Neymar's future at Barcelona, after Esporte Interativo claimed he has accepted an offer from Paris Saint-Germain and will move for a world-record transfer fee of €222 million.

This comes after reports in Spain said on Monday that PSG were ready to pay the huge buyout clause to land Neymar, following a report in Sport that he feels his development at Barcelona is being stifled by Lionel Messi.

PSG’s briefing suggests it is that buy-out that stands between them and signing the player. Far from stating they are not interested in buying him they emphasise the financial difficulty of the deal.
A potential solution to the money problem is Marco Veratti. The Italian midfielder is wanted by Barcelona but valued at around £88million by PSG.

If the midfielder became part of the deal then PSG would only have £108million to find in order to fulfill the long-held dream of president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi to have one of the world’s top three players at the club.
Many Barcelona supporters would not be against such a deal, especially if the surplus £108million was then dedicated to ensuring Monaco’s teenage winger Kylian Mbappé ended up with them instead of with Real Madrid.

The €222 million transfer fee would more than double the world transfer record, set by Paul Pogba’s €105 million move from Juventus to Manchester United last summer.

The move is expected to made official in two weeks, according to the report.