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title: "Barcelona: Catalans will make loan move for Neymar"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/barcelona-catalans-will-make-loan-move-for-neymar/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Callum Pragnell"
section: "La Liga News"
published: "2019-08-21T05:30:04Z"
modified: "2019-08-21T05:30:04Z"
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# Barcelona: Catalans will make loan move for Neymar

**[ESPN FC](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/paris-saint-germain/story/3924634/sources-barcelona-to-make-neymar-loan-offer) are reporting that Barcelona will make a loan move for Neymar this week, with an option to buy the Brazilian next summer.**

Barcelona’s desire to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou continues to grow, with the club now reportedly set to offer Paris Saint-Germain a loan deal for the attacker.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The proposed offer would not include any players heading in the opposite direction, but would include an option to buy the Brazil international next summer, with the price of a transfer in 2020 still yet to be discussed.

Barcelona’s attempts to re-sign their former wide man have so far been unsuccessful. According to [ESPN’s report](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/paris-saint-germain/story/3924634/sources-barcelona-to-make-neymar-loan-offer), the Catalans offered €80m plus midfielder Philippe Coutinho for Neymar last week – a bid which was hastily rejected by the French champions.

[With Coutinho now sealing a season-long loan move to Bayern Munich](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49392631), he can no longer be included as part of the negotiations, while Barca are reluctant to let either Nelson Semedo or Ousmane Dembele leave the club – two players that PSG are thought to be interested in, [per ESPN FC’s report](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/paris-saint-germain/story/3924634/sources-barcelona-to-make-neymar-loan-offer).

Barcelona had wanted to use Coutinho as leverage to strike a deal with PSG, though it is understood that the Ligue 1 outfit weren’t interested in the Brazilian, [who has now joined Bayern for the season for €8.5m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49392631). The Germans have an option to buy Coutinho next summer for a further €120m.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Should Barcelona complete this move, it should be seen as a great bit of business. Neymar’s quality on the pitch is undeniable, having scored [105 goals in 186 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neymar/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/68290) during his previous spell with the *Blaugrana.*

Indeed, with the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez now over 30, the Brazilian may be the long-term heir to their thrones at the Camp Nou alongside the likes of Antoine Griezmann and the aforementioned Dembele. With the Champions League remaining an elusive trophy – having last won it with Neymar himself in 2015 – perhaps such a power play in the market can help Barcelona return to the top of the continental pile.

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