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Neymar: Rumoured Transfer 'Almost Discarded' as Barcelona Admit Defeat in Pursuit of PSG Star

Barcelona have abandoned their efforts to bring Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar back to Catalonia this summer.

The 27-year-old left La Blaugrana for the Ligue 1 champions in 2017, joining for a world-record fee of €222m. However, he has grown increasingly restless in the French capital and looked certain to depart ahead of the 2019/20 campaign, but the Spaniards are unwilling to meet PSG's asking price.

The presidents of the two clubs involved - Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Josep Bartomeu - met in Monaco during midweek to discuss Neymar's move, yet the pair had vastly different valuations of the player.