Neymar is hoping to return to his former club Barcelona this year as he is still unhappy at Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian superstar is having his legal team look at potential routes back to Camp Nou after he left the Catalan giants back in 2017 for a world record fee of just over £200million.
However, it will not be very simple for Neymar, who is rather unpopular with the Parisian fans after a turbulent career in the French capital.
The 27-year-old's was meant to be the missing piece in PSG's puzzle as the club aimed for UEFA Champions League glory. Whilst Neymar's goal return on the pitch has been promising, he has been plagued with injury setbacks and his demeanor off the field has brought his commitment to the club into question.
The talisman has chosen to live outside of Paris which has left a sour taste with the club's faithful and he does not have any attention of changing his surroundings, via SPORT.
Neymar was also recently pictured alongside his former Barca teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez - only further sparking the debate on his future.
The Brazilian is preparing his legal team as he is coming to the end of his 'protected period' with PSG; which ends after his third campaign at the club. In this case, the upcoming summer. This contract clause falls under the 'Regulations for the Statute and Transfer of FIFA'.
This means Neymar can begins talks with Barcelona in the summer as he is able to essentially 'buy himself out'.
Article 14 of the FIFA regulations state: 'A contract may be terminated by either party without consequences of any kind (either payment of compensation or imposition of sporting sanctions) where there is just cause.'
Further to this, Article 16 reads: 'A contract cannot be unilaterally terminated during the course of a season.'
FIFA will set the amount of compensation that must be paid by the player.
The Catalan giants see the Brazilian as their man star post-Lionel Messi. The winger enjoyed three successful seasons at Barca from 2014 to 2017 where he netted 59 times in La Liga and scored 17 Champions League goals.
He also has a strong friendship with many of the Barcelona camp and has been linked with a return for quite some time.
The infamous 'MSN' partnership was feared by defences across the globe as they scored 364 goals in 450 games between 2014-15 and 2016-17.