1 Neymar is on his way to Paris to finalise his move to PSG

Paris Saint-Germain are set to spend in the region of £400MILLION to sign Brazilian superstar Neymar from Barcelona.

Football’s world transfer record could be smashed this week as the French giants close in on a mega-money move for the 25-year-old forward.

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Barca have stressed Neymar will only be allowed to leave if his buy-out clause of €222m (£199m) is met, but PSG are reportedly unfazed by such a demand after Neymar indicated his willingness to depart the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Reports in France have suggested Neymar could finalise a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 club this week.

Meanwhile, Le Parisien claim the 25-year-old is set to earn a staggering €30m (£27m) net per year, or close to €600,000 (£540,000) each week after tax.

The eye-watering fee alone would obliterate the current record of €105m, worth £89m at the time, which Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba only last summer.

The blockbuster transfer of the summer that once looked fanciful now appears set to come to fruition, with Neymar’s Barca team-mate Lionel Messi even wishing his colleague good luck on social media.

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Neymar later responded with the comment: “Thank you brother…I will miss you uncle!”

The sheer scale of the transfer has led to suggestions Barcelona could make a complaint to UEFA regarding Financial Fair Play regulations, and whether PSG are adhering to the rules. UEFA has yet to receive a complaint.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho claimed on Wednesday night that he did not think Neymar, whom he called “one of the best players in the world”, was an expensive purchase.

The Portuguese said: “For £200m I don’t think he is expensive. I think he is expensive in the fact that now you are going to have more players at £100m, you are going have more players at £80m and more players at £60m. I think that’s the problem.

“Neymar is one of the best players in the world, commercially he is very strong and for sure PSG thought about it. So I think the problem is not Neymar, I think the problem is the consequences of Neymar.”