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Neymar came close to joining Manchester United and PSG before signing Barcelona contract extension, claims star's agent Wagner Ribeiro

Neymar came close to joining Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain this summer, before committing his future to Barcelona.

The Brazilian forward, who joined the Catalans from Santos, penned a new deal to keep him at the Nou Camp until 2021 but his agent has claimed talks were held over a move to both England and France.

At 24 and in the prime of his career, Neymar was linked with both United and PSG in the transfer window just closed, though for any deal to be possible a huge fee would have had to have been involved.

Neymar came close to joining Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, says his agent
Neymar came close to joining Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, says his agent
The Brazilian had interest from other clubs before committing his future to the Nou Camp side
The Brazilian had interest from other clubs before committing his future to the Nou Camp side

'He (Neymar) was close to joining PSG,' Wagner Ribeiro told Brazilian media.