Barcelona will only sign Neymar this summer if Paris Saint-Germain are willing to accept players in return, as the Catalan hierarchy have made a decision to stand firm.
There's still interest at the Camp Nou, but they're adamant that they won't be making any crazy moves to make it happen.
But they're convinced that he'll stay in Paris this summer, even though Real Madrid are taking steps to sign the player themselves.
This idea isn't unsettling Barcelona though and nobody is losing any sleep.
'Let him go wherever he wants' is the word from the club, but it remains to be seen what will be said if he does arrive in the Spanish capital.
No moves when they return to Europe
No options are on the table right now for signing a forward, but president Josep Maria Bartomeu will attend a meeting in Liverpool next Thursday, at which PSG's leaders will be present.
PrinceParis
524
Barcelona: We will give you £0 for Neymar Real Madrid: I'm gonna do what's called Arsène Wenger move and offer you £1 PSG: Sold
muhakpstyz
123
I think Neymar likes to be in the news just forget about Barca man and stay where you are or go to Madrid they are best team too.if you go to Barca boy you will wear number 14.
FaithEvans
64
Barcelona are behaving the same way they did at the first Coutinho bid, when they gave Liverpool a deadline to accept their bid after the club made it clear they won't sell under any circumstances... that arrogance made them wait till January, pay over the odds for the player and also had Liverpool install a premium £100m on any players transfer value from Liverpool to Barcelona for 5yrs clause, which means Barcelona can't sign up a Red for the foreseeable future... I don't know where the club got it sense of entitlement, cuz they're pretty average on-field without Messi anyway!
jonatzDjango
58
barca are broke.
Rockmans
55
We don't need him. We shouldn't take him back after the way he left. Barca shouldn't do business with PSG. And most important: he is not on the level anymore
Daoaeknpu
52
psg will be hard to negotiate with since its barcelona trying to get neymar . so barcelona are best off to just let go of neymar and focus on the amazing squad we have for this new season with ALOT of talent on the table for us
Bohcimrt
52
Even giving them two players among the names being tauted in return for Neymar is too much, especially Samedo and Coutinho. Let him go to Madrid to help Hazard provide exciting opposition for Barca. Every Barca match against Madrid had become very predictable, routine and boring.
kecekouz
48
If Griezmann isn't going to play from the middle then I must state here and now that Barca has wasted £108m! If Suarez is going to still lead the attack then bringing Neymar back is a must lest we'd have yet another Messidependencia season. From what I've seen from pre-season thus far we aren't going to get the best from Griezmann - I hope he proves me wrong.
Busacdmyz
46
Do neymar really best option ?? 1) He was Gareth Bale clone. 2) More injury time than playing game. 3) skyrocket salary make club suffer financially. 4) special treatment just because he super expensive make other player feel uncomfortable. 5) and his quality definitely lower than Messi and CR7.
uptown
45
Please make it happen the shirts will be sold crazy fast and the most part of the money will be back and the ucl will come home Suarez Griezmann Neymar Messi
Jomkmpy
43
NEYMAR should learn a big lesson from all that is happening to his career presently. He should be able to improve on his character and being over ambitious. He wants any team he joins to celebrate him and too money conscious. PSG wants the money they have invested on him rather than an exchange of players. Dancing in the sun.
zaseyub
39
I'd rather not have him at realmadrid, although he is a top-class player, you need also personality which Neymar lacks, only my opinion, all that being said I still love to see him and his football but not in Real
ceceimyz
35
I think we just need 2 new well established center backs we shouldn't waste money on ney we can pay his salary to 3 players in a season so it would be very bad if they sign him it would provoke other members of the team to do same as ney
loown
35
Please....let him stay in France!! It's a cry baby with no respect for his opponents. He's a cheater and a negative player. The only thing that is important to neymar.....is Neymar.
Dodcampns
30
It’s ridiculous that the Barca board think that they can make demands. Barca are the one wanting a player from a club. If anything PSG has the say, and if anything they are standing firm.
SingamFootball
10
Real Madrid leads the race now on transfer talks to get Neymar