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PSG Will Reportedly Pay Neymar the Same as Lionel Messi to Fend off Real Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly in talks with Neymar over a new contract to keep him at the French giants, and the Ligue 1 champions are said to be offering wages on par with Lionel Messi to tie him down.

Manu de Juan of AS reported that in light of Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Juventus, PSG have told Neymar's representatives they'd be willing to pay him a similar wage to the €50 million (£44.3 million) Messi earns at Barcelona.

The five-year deal Neymar signed upon moving to the Parc des Princes from Barca last summer is worth €37 million, but the sense is that Ronaldo's move to Turin has created an opening Real might look to fill with Neymar.