The French champions are claimed to have offered the Brazilian around €767,000 (£650,000) a week before he signed a new five-year contract with Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain were willing to spend €190 million to land Neymar in the transfer window, according to one of the Barcelona star's representatives.Wagner Ribeiro claims the French champions had also put together a deal which would have seen Neymar earn approximately €767,000 (£650,000) a week, with Manchester United also keen.PSG deny both claims but Ribeiro insists Barca rejected the offer and instead persuaded Neymar to sign a new five-year contract."He was very close to joining PSG. There he would have earned €40m a year, free [after tax]. PSG were ready to pay the buy-out clause of €190m," Ribeiro told ESPN Brasil."Neymar was also close to a move to Manchester United. But he renewed his contract for less money with Barcelona, because he wanted to stay in Barcelona. A PSG source denied Ribeiro's claim in L'Equipe, however, telling the French daily: "It's totally false."With employer contributions on top, that salary would have cost more than €60m a year. It's obscene. Neymar used us to strengthen his hand with Barcelona."Neymar joined Barca from Santos in 2013 in a controversial deal and has gone on to win two La Liga titles, the Copa del Rey twice and the Champions League in 2015.The 24-year-old's contract in Catalonia, which runs through to 2021, has a €200m buyout clause after the first year, rising to €222m the following year and €250m by 2019.
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