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AP Interview: Barcelona says Neymar will not be sold

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NEW YORK (AP) Neymar is not for sale, according to Barcelona President Josep Bartomeu.

Speaking Thursday during an interview at The Associated Press, Bartomeu said: ”He is not on the market.”

The 25-year-old Brazilian striker joined Barcelona for the 2013-14 season, and last October the club announced a three-year contract extension through 2020-21.

Reports in European media have said Paris Saint-Germain wants to buy Neymar, who combined with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to form an attack that led Barcelona to the Champions League title in 2015 and a pair of Spanish league championships.

Bartomeu says ”he has a contract for the coming four years and, of course, we count on him.