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Javier Tebas Says Neymar Will Retire at PSG 'Unless He Lowers His Salary'

La Liga president Javier Tebas has said Neymar may have to spend the rest of his career at Paris Saint-Germain if he fails to reduce his wage demands.

Barcelona tried to broker a deal to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou in the summer transfer window, two years on from the Brazilian's world-record move from the Blaugrana to PSG. A transfer didn't materialise, and the forward will remain in the French capital until January at least.

Speaking about the former Barcelona star, Tebas said the salary being earned by Neymar and the amount PSG value him at both need to be reduced if the player is to leave the Parc des Prince in the future, per Dan Ripley of the MailOnline:

"The problem of not coming back now [to Barcelona] has to do with his own departure to PSG.