Neymar reportedly set for PSG talks over €222m move
The 25-year-old Brazilian would become the most expensive footballer of all time if Ligue 1 club PSG sign him for a fee more than double the one Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba last summer.
Neymar has a contract with Barca running until 2021 that contains a €222m release clause, which ambitious PSG, deposed by Monaco as French champions last term, appear prepared to activate.
The unprecedented scale of the deal has sparked rumours that Barca could make a complaint to UEFA over a purported failure to adhere to Financial Fair Play rules by the purchasing club.
Andrea Traverso, the chief financial and sustainability executive director of UEFA, has released an interview with Spanish press agency EFE to confirm that Neymar’s possible move to Psg may be investigated.
“The potential impact of PSg’s Neymar would have effects for many years on the economy of the club”, Traverso admitted.
“It is very difficult to judge this type of operation in advance as we do not know the plans of the French club. They can sell some players for a similar or higher price. We can only make a posteriori calculations and ensure that the rules are met.”
“The PSG has to respect the rules of fair play financial like any other club in Europe. They have to prove that they have no losses of more than 30 million euros within three years.”
“Previous cases are taken into account when a potential sanction is decided, but right now there is no open case and there is no reason to speculate about its hypothetical outcome.”
In other side Liverpool have already turned down a £72m bid from Barcelona for Coutinho – who signed a new five-year contract at Anfield with no release clause in January – and although the La Liga club are planning a second offer Klopp reiterated the forward is going nowhere.