Paulo Dybala wants to join Manchester United as clubs agree swap deal, Barcelona take final decision on Neymar and more: Transfer Roundup, 31 July 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Jul 31, 2019 14:09 GMT

Barcelona to make final move for Neymar

Paris Saint-Germain v RSC Anderlecht - UEFA Champions League

We have now reached the business end of the Neymar transfer saga. With Barcelona running short on funds and PSG reluctant to accept the players Barcelona are offering, the deal looks a fair distance away from happening despite none of the parties involved standing sternly against the move.

Barcelona are now ready to make one final push to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain as they're convinced now that the time for dilly-dallying is over. Barcelona have been passive in their approach as they didn't want to worsen an already strained relationship with the Ligue 1 champions.

The clubs were reportedly in talks earlier this window but a move failed to materialize as PSG kept changing their stance. However, they're ready to negotiate now but it remains to be seen whether they'll outright reject Barcelona's cash+player offer or whether they'll accept it.

If Barcelona make an official bid, Neymar could play a huge role in what's going to happen over the next few weeks. The Brazilian is yet to publicly demand a move to Barcelona. If he does that, then Paris Saint-Germain will find themselves in a very tricky spot.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

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