Barcelona stars Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez 'plead with Neymar' to reject £196m PSG move

Barcelona have brought out their biggest guns in the battle to keep Neymar with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique all launching attempts to convince him to reject Paris Saint-Germain.
The Ligue 1 outfit have told Neymar they are willing to meet his €222million (£196m) release clause and have offered him a staggering wage worth over £500,000 per week after tax.


Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has already tried and failed to convince Neymar to stay but, according to Mundo Deportivo, his attacking team-mates Messi and Suarez are trying to do the same.
The Spanish newspaper claims Messi and Suarez have already addressed the reports with Neymar at their pre-season training camp in New Jersey while it also says Pique had a particularly 'intense' exchange with the wantaway forward.

It comes as Bartomeu told reporters that Barcelona were staying 'calm' over reports that they could lose their second biggest star this summer.

Indeed, Marca state that PSG may have got ahead of themselves with regards to Neymar, suggesting they will struggle to overcome Financial Fair Play regulations if they sign him.

To activate the clause, PSG must pay the entire transfer fee up front and are believed to be seeking sponsorship from Qatar to make sure the figures stack up, but it is far from a simple process.

On Saturday, Neymar reminded the Nou Camp executives of exactly what they would be losing if the deal did go through as he scored twice in a glamorous friendly tie against Juventus to win the game 2-1.

Barcelona are also attempting to sign Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho in an £72m deal, hoping that the arrival of one of Neymar's closest friends will convince him to remain at the club.