Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement to extend the Brazilian’s agreement with the French capital’s club, sources told ESPNFC. The current one expires in June 2022 and the negotiations started a few months ago.
There are still some details to be resolved, but both sides are happy with a new four-year contract for the number 10 in Paris, which will tie him to the French champion until 2026. PSG has made Neymar’s extension a priority and the player which 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 sporting director of PSG, whose relationship with Neymar Jr and Sr has improved a lot in the last year, was essential in the negotiations and in the agreement reached. Now, Leo wants to get the same result as Kylian Mbappé, who was left out of the contract in 18 months. However, so far, the French miracle has not decided what it wants to do, expand or leave.
Neymar, 29, 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 eighth finals of the Champions League against Barcelona, on February 15.
Since arriving at the Parc des Princes in August 2017 with a world transfer of EUR 222 million from Barcelona, Neymar has won three Ligue 1 titles, plus two French Cups, two Ligue Cups and two Trophées des Champions. They also finished runners-up in the Champions League last season, losing to Bayern Munich in Lisbon (1-0).
He reached the 100-game stage for the club last week, before losing to Lorient on Sunday, where he scored two goals.