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Barcelona pushing to sign Neymar; only structure of payment remains to be decided

The re-emergence of the Neymar transfer saga has been the biggest twist so far in this summer transfer window. Neymar, who is fed up with his life in the French capital, is trying to engineer a move back to his former club Barcelona.

Paris Saint-Germain are also warming up to the idea and have reduced their asking price from €300 million to under €200 million. Latest reports claim that the movie is advancing faster than expected. The only stumbling block is regarding the structure of payments and whether or not other player/players will be included in the deal to lower the price.

There have been reports claiming that the Brazilian was threatening to go on strike. The arrival of Leonardo at the helm as PSG's director has also helped facilitate the current situation as he suggested to the owners of the club that it is in the best interest of all parties involved to reach a compromise.

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