Paris Saint-Germain to offer Barcelona Angel Di Maria, Blaise Matuidi or Lucas Moura to avoid paying Neymar’s full £196million buy-out clause
French side are desperate to land Brazilian but will trying everything possible to avoid paying mammoth release clause
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PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are desperate to sign Neymar, but will try to avoid paying the full £196million release clause, according to reports.
The moneybags Ligue 1 giants have three players they can offer as part exchange for the Brazilian superstar.
report that PSG are willing to offload Lucas Moura, Blaise Matuidi and Angel Di Maria.
The latter had a clause in his contract which prevented him from joining Barcelona when signed for Manchester United from Real Madrid in 2014.
However, by swiftly moving to the French capital, that clause expired.
Barcelona are desperate to keep the Brazilian and, as things stand, are unwilling to even discuss Neymar’s sale unless his mammoth buy-out fee is met.
However, Di Maria is one of the names on the list as a potential replacement for the 25-year-old.
Neymar is adamant he wants to leave the Nou Camp as he feel he needs to come out from under Lionel Messi’s shadow in order to reach his true potential.
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PSG’s Matuidi is a target for Juventus and looks almost certain to leave after refusing to sign a new contract.
Moura, meanwhile, has failed to build on his incredible potential when he signed for the French side in 2012.
The Brazilian — who is a good friend of Neymar’s — joined the Parisians ahead of United for a whopping £38m at the age of 18.