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Barcelona Transfer News: Latest Rumours on Neymar and Aleix Vidal
- Updated: October 10, 2016
Manchester United, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City reportedly all tried to sign Barcelona star Neymar in the summer before he signed a contract renewal with the Catalan giants.
The extraordinary offers were reported by Mundo Deportivo (h/t Santi Gimenez of AS) and relayed by sports journalist Jonas Giaever on Twitter:
Mundo Deportivo have today launched a story that explains the various offers Neymar rejected this summer from City, United, PSG and Madrid pic.twitter.com/Eu0VzFLks0
— Jonas Giæver (@CheGiaevara) October 9, 2016
Los Blancos offered a staggering €40 million (£36 million) signing-on fee plus €32 million (£28.9 million) per year in salary, for five years with the option of a sixth, while PSG offered the same signing-on fee but a further €8 million (£7.2 million) per year in wages.
Giaever explained the English clubs’ reported attempts to lure the Brazilian to the Premier League:
They also say that Manchester City called Neymar’s father several times, but that Neymar was not interested in a move to the Etihad.
— Jonas Giæver (@CheGiaevara) October 9, 2016
Neymar missed the start of the season due to his involvement with Brazil at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but he has hit the ground running …
