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Paris Saint-Germain open to selling Neymar to Barcelona on one condition

Everyone knows by now that the Neymar situation is very real. The player is desperate to move and Paris Saint-Germain are not keen on making a disgruntled player stay either. However, the Parisians want to recoup all the money they spent to sign him from Barcelona in the summer of 2017.

PSG were open to the idea of a cash + player (swap) deal. However, now that Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich, it doesn't look like PSG will push for a player exchange as he was one player they were keen on roping in.

As per the latest reports, Paris Saint-Germain are willing to do business with Barcelona and will let Neymar join the Catalans if they take him on loan for the season with an obligation to buy him next summer. That should be great news for Barcelona as they have little or no chance of matching PSG's valuation of Neymar this summer with money alone.

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