A gesture from Bartomeu could accelerate Neymar's Barça return

A gesture from Bartomeu could accelerate Neymar's Barça return

PSG would like the Barcelona president to show how serious the club are

'Operation Neymar' is at a critical stage, waiting for movement at the top level. SPORT have learned from sources close to the negotiations that the executives and intermediaries working on the deal for weeks are currently on 'standby' after exploring every possible formula to do the deal, "the most players and the most money possible," sources explain. 

The deal is still "alive" but there's a danger things could die if there's no significant gesture. In this sense, the same sources all agree that Paris Saint-Germain would place great value on a gesture from Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, in the form of a phone call or even a visit, which would not have to be in public. 

The French club assure that Barça's interest is "real". PSG know perfectly about Barça's interest in coming up with a formula to do the transfer and are aware of all the possible options the Catalans could put on the table, from swap deals to cash, to a loan with an obligatory option to buy, a solution which has always been viewed as the last option. 

However, the French club would only see Barça's interest as believable if there's a direct intervention from Bartomeu, to officially reveal his desire to sign the Brazilian. The same sources say that the only interest in Neymar PSG have received so far is from Barça. No other club have come to them so far. 

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