{"id":2949,"date":"2016-10-10T15:06:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2016-10-10T15:06:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:06:49","slug":"psg-plans-e222m-neymar-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/2016\/10\/10\/psg-plans-e222m-neymar-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG plans \u20ac222m Neymar bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris Saint-Germain are ready to renew their efforts to sign Barcelona star Neymar, and are planning a bumper package worth up to \u20ac222 million in order to land their man.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a long, fruitless quest to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Paris, leaders of the French club turned their eyes on Neymar last summer. Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Olivier Letang rolled out the red carpet to try to sign the Brazilian this season, offering an astronomical salary (matching Messi\u2019s Barcelona deal) as well as several hefty financial clauses to entice the striker.<\/p>\n

PSG are sparing no expense in trying to bring Neymar to the French capital, and the Parisian sporting director keeps in regular contact with the Brazilian\u2019s inner circle.<\/p>\n

The operation was close to being completed this summer, according to sources close to the player, as he was tempted to join up with friends Marquinhos, Lucas Moura and Thiago Silva in Ligue 1. The attacker eventually declined to continue talks in favour of signing a new deal with Barcelona at the beginning of July, for a salary estimated at \u20ac25 million per year until 2021.<\/p>\n

Barcelona, meanwhile, remain firm on the subject. \u201cThe deal was agreed in January, only administrative snags stopped us from signing before,\u201d a source in the Spanish city explains. Agent Wagner Ribeiro and Neymar Sr. without a doubt used PSG\u2019s interest to push up Barca\u2019s offer, but ultimately the player turned down a massive contract offer \u2013 worth \u20ac40m \u2013 to stay at Camp Nou. His salary, however, remains some way behind the \u20ac42m that Messi receives annually, even with the revisions made in the face of the French club\u2019s advances.<\/p>\n

That failed attempt, however, was just the start for PSG. Now their attention has switched to a new raid for the coming season. Former coach Laurent Blanc revealed in April that the club would veer away from signing big names in favour of bolstering the team as a unit; but that assertion seems to run contrary to the management\u2019s plans, with the objective a megastar who can fill the void left by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.<\/p>\n

While Neymar\u2019s refusal may have increased PSG\u2019s transfer activity in the last window, their frugal spending demonstrates the club\u2019s decision to keep enough money in the bank to meet the Brazilian\u2019s \u20ac222m release clause next season. That figure will increase to \u20ac250m in 2018, while his wages will similarly skyrocket. The coming year, then, is a crucial one for the French directors as they seek their marquee signing.<\/p>\n

In Barcelona, meanwhile, there is little concern over the matter. Club officials are convinced that Neymar is content at the club and is not considering a move away, at least for the immediate future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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