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Barcelona ready to offer more players to PSG to sign Neymar

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Barcelona are not ready to give up on Neymar just yet. They are aware of Real Madrid's plans and have now returned with a new and improved offer for the Brazilian. They are now willing to offer money and more players than Real Madrid in order to sign Neymar.

Barcelona are ready to include Ousmane Dembele as part of the deal. The winger continues to struggle with injuries and the Catalans are now prepared to sell him. PSG manager Thomas Tuchel, meanwhile, is a fan of Dembele and this new offer might just be a turning point.

However, Dembele would like to stay at Barcelona, and currently his reluctance to leave is what is complicating the deal.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi is also pushing Barcelona to sign Neymar, while Real Madrid are finding it difficult to find which players to swap for the Brazilian. With just a few days to go before the window shuts, anything can happen.

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