French media claim Barcelona's Neymar interest is a bluff to keep Messi happy Barcelona Signing the Brazilian would be difficult

Philippe Coutinho is on the verge of completing a move to Bayern Munich, but Neymar's situation is the one preoccupying Barcelona the most at the moment.

Barcelona representatives have been in Paris this week to discuss a deal for Neymar with Paris Saint-Germain, but all may not be as it seems.

According to Le Parisien, the approach for Neymar might not really be serious and might simply be a way of keeping Lionel Messi happy.

The Argentine became good friends with Neymar during their time together at Barcelona and wants to see his former teammate back at the club.

Le Parisien claim that Barcelona's talks for Neymar could be designed to make Messi happy, with the suggestion being that they're not genuinely trying their hardest to sign the Brazilian.

Neymar does want to return to the Camp Nou and his representatives are insisting that he doesn't want to stay at PSG beyond this summer.

For Barcelona, though, it would be a complicated deal to do in terms of finances.

The Catalan giants could try to take Neymar on loan initially, or they have the option of exchanging players like Ousmane Dembele, Nelson Semedo and Ivan Rakitic in the deal.

The opening day defeat to Athletic Club on Friday has underlined the problems that Barcelona have in attack and now it might not only be Messi who is pushing for Neymar's return.