Barcelona confirm Paris Saint-Germain target Neymar intends to leave

Barcelona have confirmed that Neymar will miss training on Wednesday because he intends to leave the club as a move to Paris Saint-Germain draws closer.

Neymar, who flew back to Catalonia on Tuesday after a promotional trip to China, had been expected to resume training on Wednesday despite being strongly linked with a move to PSG.

The Brazil international was photographed driving into Barca training but the club then announced on Twitter: "Neymar Jr hasn't trained on Wednesday with the permission of the coach."

Neymar's contract contains a €222 million buyout clause, which would make him the world's most expensive player, although La Liga president Javier Tebas has said the Spanish league will not accept the money and vowed to complain to PSG to UEFA and the European Union for what he feels are clear breaches of financial fair play.

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