BREAKING: Barcelona to launch ‘operation Neymar’ transfer bid in the coming days

Barcelona are preparing to begin talks with Paris Saint-Germain over the signing of Neymar.

Reports understands the French club have set their asking price at €222 million.

There may well be movement on that price, however, wit the 27-year-old keen to make the return to Camp Nou and the Liga giants getting ready to make an official offer in the coming days.

Reports understand the Ligue 1 side are aware of the player’s desire to re-join Barca and the transfer may well have already happened had the potential buying team not been the Catalans.

As a result, PSG will not make it easy for Ernesto Valverde’s side to complete a transfer although they will be acutely aware of the negative impact a continued saga will have on the club ahead of the start of the 2019-20 campaign.

Reports additionally understand Ivan Rakitic and Phillipe Coutinho are likely to offloaded in a bid to raise cash to help fund Neymar transfer

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