Neymar in shock £197m 

Barcelona exit after 

accepting PSG’s offer

Neymar is reportedly close to joining PSG. (AP Photo)

Barcelona forward Neymar is closing in on a move 

to Paris Saint-Germain after accepting their contract

 offer, according to reports in Brazil.

Esporte Interativo claim that the French club are

 willing to activate the 25-year-old’s €222 million 

(£197m) release clause and want to finalise the transfer

 within the next two weeks.

Reports in Spain claim that Neymar is looking to move

 clubs in order to boost his chances of winning the Ballon

 d’Or by being the main star of a team – something 

which he feels he is unable to do whilst playing 

alongside Lionel Messi.Neymar, who has also attracted

 interest from Manchester United and Manchester City,

 is set to earn €30m (£26.6m) a year with PSG.

PSG are ready to activate Neymar’s release clause.

 (Getty Images)

On Tuesday afternoon, reports in France claimed that

 PSG’s sporting director, Antero Henrique, rushed back

 to Paris in order to settle an ‘urgent matter’, which

 included talks with the club’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

Barcelona and PSG have already been in talks 

this summer over a deal for Marco Verratti, but the 

French club are refusing to sell the Italy international.