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Paris Saint-Germain want Coutinho and Dembele in exchange for Neymar

The way things are going, Neymar returning to the Camp Nou before the transfer window shuts is becoming a real possibility. Paris Saint-Germain are ready to negotiate and are now holding talks with Barcelona. They have told Barcelona that the Catalans need to match Neymar's valuation of €222 million either in cash or via a player exchange.

Barcelona offered Ivan Rakitic and Philippe Coutinho in exchange for Neymar. Even though Paris Saint-Germain are interested in both midfielders, they do not think that the combined value of both of them are close to that of Neymar's. As such, they have asked for Frenchman Ousmane Dembele to be included as part of the deal.

Barcelona, on the other hand, believe that Neymar's value has dropped over the past year and were not initially willing to part with Dembele. However, there is no saying they won't go ahead and pull off the deal as they know that Neymar could improve the team in a way no other player could.

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