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Barcelona delegation in France to wrap up Neymar deal

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Barcelona have sent three of their representatives to Paris today in order to speed up the process of re-signing Neymar Jr. Sporting department head Javier Bordas led the contingent which included director of football Eric Abidal and intermediary Andre Cury.

Barcelona are trying to force Paris Saint-Germain to sell Neymar after the player made it clear to the club that he would like to return to Paris. The trio of Barcelona representatives have been snapped in Paris.

As per another report, Philippe Coutinho's agent is in Paris to negotiate the Brazilian's arrival in Paris Saint-Germain in a swap deal for Neymar. Bayern Munich were also being as reported as being in the chase for Coutinho. However, Barcelona were not interested in letting go of Coutinho if not as a make-weight in any deal for Neymar.

It looks like an agreement could be reached real soon and we'll see the MSN once again at the Camp Nou.

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