Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 6:48 AM• Chris Meijer • Last update: 06:55

Neymar is going to renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday morning, so knows L’Équipe to report. The contract extension of the Brazilian attacker in Paris has been in the air for some time, but will now be officially announced. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, after signing his new contract, which runs until mid-2026, Neymar will earn an annual salary of thirty million euros.

The Brazilian TNT Sports and the French RMC Sport reported an agreement between PSG and Neymar on a new four-year contract in early February. Then too Qatar Today reported that Neymar would start signing until mid-2026, official confirmation seemed imminent. PSG nevertheless came out with the announcement that there had not yet been an agreement. After les Parisiens despite a 0-1 defeat to Bayern Munich made it to the Champions League semi-finals, Neymar said a contract extension would be ‘no longer an issue’.

“I feel very comfortable here at PSG. Actually, I feel even happier than I was, this is my home ”, said Neymar. Despite his entourage opposite France Football also spoke of an agreement, confirmation took a long time L’Équipe writes that there had been an agreement for some time, but that the signature was not forthcoming. That left room for rumors about a possible departure from PSG. For example, Neymar’s name in Spain was associated with a return to Barcelona last week.

However, the rumors about a return to Barcelona now seem to be finally in the trash can. Romano reports that Neymar will earn 30 million euros a year in Paris, while there is also a ‘huge bonus’ included in his contract if PSG wins the Champions League. The French superpower took Neymar away from Barcelona for 222 million euros in the summer of 2017. Since then, the 29-year-old winger has made 112 appearances, providing 85 goals and 51 assists.


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