'L'Equipe': Neymar tells PSG, Barca and his family that he will stay in Paris

Neymar has told his family this Saturday that he has asked the clubs to call off conversations over his future. After seeing that his transfer seems impossible and that PSG and Barca have stopped talking in the last few hours after the Spanish club decided not to give into PSG's demands, Neymar has decided to stay in France. 

Barca consider the Neymar saga to be closed although there are those that are still not ruling out the Brazilian moving 48 hours before the transfer window closes. In any case, PSG will have to reduce considerably their asking price if Barca are to sign him. 

Although Neymar wanted to put money from his own pocket (Joaquim Piera said on 'Sport') to sort out the financial differences between clubs, in these moments the feeling is that the possible signing is now off. There are too many reasons why Barca are not going to buy Neymar. 

The Brazilian star sees it so unlikely that he has told the clubs that he is not moving to Barcelona. His big desire, his only dream (if not his only one, his most important one). Neymar's inner circle and his family also know the news, 'L'Equipe' says. This is the end of one of the summer's longest stories. 

It remains to be seen how Neymar fits into the PSG side now. "The relationship is difficult," Leonardo, the sporting director, admits. And Barcelona are facing a potential problem on the field as they had planned to sign a big star in Neymar. His asking price though meant signing him was extremely difficult, if not impossible. 

 

August 31, 2019