PSG close to signing €100 million Neymar replacement

James Shearman

• 19 Aug 2023 23:00 BST
• 3 min read

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly close to signing their replacement for Neymar - who left the club this week.

The Ligue 1 champions have already signed Ousmane Dembele, Goncalo Ramos, and Marco Asensio but the sale of Neymar has enabled them to go in for Eintracht Frankfurt's Randal Kolo Muani as well.

And, according to Footmercato, PSG have reached an agreement with

the France international.

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Should he sign for the Parisian club, he will be tied down to a five-year contract.

Now, PSG have to agree a transfer fee with Frankfurt - who want €100 million for the player.

That seems a lot, but he scored 23 goals and made 14 assists in 46 appearances across all competitions in the 2022-23 season.

Neymar's PSG exit

Neymar completed an €80 million transfer from Paris Saint-Germain to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League this week - a move new manager Luis Enrique thinks is best for everyone.

"I think it was a win-win decision," Enrique said when asked about Neymar's transfer away from the Parc des Princes.

"I'd like to thank him for the behaviour he has shown since I arrived. He's a world class player and I wish him the best for the future."

The Brazilian was a controversial figure since arriving in Paris from Barcelona in a world record €222m transfer in the summer of 2017.

At his glistening best, he was a mercurial attacker who plundered 118 goals and 77 assists in 173 games, but there was frustration with Neymar among fans and players alike.

All told, he missed more than 100 games through injury - often, suspiciously, coinciding with his younger sister Rafaella Santos' 11 March birthday - while his relationship with Kylian Mbappe was often frayed.