With PSG reaching the final of last season’s Champions League, the club’s Qatari owners would have been hoping that success in Lisbon against Bayern Munich and the conquering of the continent, would have finally earned a large return on their heavy investment.
Unfortunately, the French giants and their cabal of stars, had to make do with being second best and for all the money that has been pumped into the Ligue 1 outfit, the quest for a first premier European crown still alludes them.
While part of that hefty investment, saw Neymar make the switch from Barcelona back in 2017 and although an outlay of £200m on one player, is an act that almost guarantees domestic dominance, such success is only the bare minimum.
While when it comes to the bare minimum, £200m is arguably what the PSG decision makers will be looking for, if and it is perhaps a big if, Neymar’s former club Barcelona come knocking once more at the end of the season.
Should Lionel Messi call time on his lengthy Camp Nou stint, then there will obviously be a huge void to fill and with Neymar once the heir apparent to the Argentine’s Catalan crown, this summer could see the 28-year-old finally coronated.
Of course, there is one huge issue when it comes to a potential transfer and that is the fact that Barcelona’s cupboard is all but bare and with no revenue received from a potential Messi departure, funding any deal for Neymar could prove to be somewhat difficult.