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Barcelona to include trio in deal for Neymar Jr

Neymar Jr. has made it clear to Paris Saint-Germain that he wants to return to Barcelona. The Catalans are trying to work out a deal where they would not have to shell out the dastardly amount of money that Neymar will fetch for PSG in the current transfer market and are looking to include one of Philippe Coutinho or Ousmane Dembele, Nelson Semedo and Samuel Umtiti.

If Neymar Jr. returns to the Camp Nou, the players he will surely displace from the first team are Coutinho and Dembele. Both players have been struggling with their own issues and the Spanish champions are open to selling the duo.

The combined salaries of the trio is, however, more than what Neymar earns at PSG and therefore, the Ligue 1 champions are contemplating the feasibility of such a deal.

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