PSG will not terminate Neymar’s contract, will demand a significant fee – report

SPORT is reporting that Paris Saint-Germain will not terminate Barcelona transfer target Neymar’s contract as they do not wish to let him leave for free this summer.

As PSG have iterated their intention before, they are certainly not going to terminate his contract as they are expecting to coup a significant amount from his transfer.

What’s the plan then?

It is said that PSG never really considered opening negotiations for the termination of Neymar’s contract.

The team from the French capital invested €222 million of his acquisition in 2017 and they believe the 31-year-old still has a high contract price.

They believe his departure would aid them to comply with the Financial Fair Play, but letting him leave for free by terminating his contract would cause issues with the same.

Given the lack of interest in Europe, apart from Barcelona, who cannot sign him for a fee, a move to Saudi Arabia is being contemplated, from where he could join the Blaugrana on a season-long loan.

Everyone wants a solution

Neymar has already been informed by the PSG management that Luis Enrique does not have him in his plans.

For now, the key to everything is PSG’s willingness to sell the player. They were not supportive early on but they have realised that they are short of options. 

The 31-year-old’s agent, Pini Zahavi is already working on the deal and it is said that new avenues will be unlocked soon.

For everything, an offer from the Saudi league will be important but Neymar has requested that even if it is accepted, they facilitate his loan to Barça in his first year of contract.

At Barcelona, they are extremely attentive but they have made themselves extremely clear that they will only pay €12 million net a year to the footballer.

The player is more than willing to come back even after knowing that he would have to accept a big pay cut. And even though he had shown some reluctance about a move to Saudi, he will green-light the operation if it paves the way for him to return to Barça on loan.