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Manchester United blown away as rival club prepares to offer Neymar £580,000 a week
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are preparing to offer Neymar a £580,000-a-week contract to quit Barcelona and snub interest from Manchester United.
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Neymar, 24, has been trailed by United over the last few months.
An offer for the ace was reportedly rejected by Barca before the January transfer window opened.
Manchester City are also understood to have Neymar on their radar, with the idea of him playing under new boss Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.
But Brazilian outlet UOL claim PSG are primed to hijack interest from the Premier League.
It is claimed PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been working on a mega contract with £30million (€40m) a season to secure the Brazil international.
PSG are reportedly willing to pay Neymar £31m (€40m) a season
The Ligue 1 champions are already trying to lock down Zlatan Ibrahimovic to an extended contract worth £12.5m a season.
UOL add that the French side are willing to pay Neymar's £144m release clause to get their man this summer.
Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo claim Neymar has been discussing a new contract with Barca officials, who hope to extend his current deal past 2018.
He recently appeared in court to give evidence at an investigation over alleged irregularities regarding his switch from Santos to Barca in 2013.
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