Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain reached an agreement to renew the Brazilian’s agreement with the French capital club, sources told ESPNFC. The current one expires in June 2022 and negotiations started a few months ago.
There are still some details to be worked out, but both sides are happy with a new four-year deal for the Parisian number 10, which will tie him with the French champions until 2026. PSG made Neymar’s extension a priority and the player he wanted. to stay longer in the Parc des Princes.
“I want to stay,” he said in an interview on French television on Sunday. Leonardo, the sports director of PSG, whose relationship with Neymar Jr and Sr has improved a lot over the past year, was instrumental in the negotiations and the agreement reached. Now Leo wants to achieve the same result with Kylian Mbappé who also has no contract in 18 months. Until now, however, the French child prodigy hasn’t decided what to do, expand, or leave.
Neymar, 29 on Friday, is excited to continue his career in Paris and could sign his new contract very soon. Ideally, the club would like everything to be done before the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Barcelona on February 15.
Since arriving at the Parc des Princes in August 2017 with a world record € 222 million transfer from Barcelona, Neymar has won three Ligue 1 titles, plus two Coupes de France, two Coupes de la Ligue and two Trophées des Champions. They also finished second in the Champions League last season and lost to Bayern Munich (1-0) in Lisbon.
He reached the 100-game milestone for the club last week, before losing on Sunday in Lorient, scoring two goals.