As many as five Premier League clubs have been offered the chance to sign Paris Saint-Germain attacker Neymar, according to a report.
The 31-year-old has enjoyed a sensational campaign at the Parc des Princes this term, netting 17 goals and setting up 16 more in 28 matches in all tournaments.
Neymar has 12 goals and 10 assists to show from 19 Ligue 1 contests - only Lionel Messi has also set up as many goals in the top flight - as PSG sit five points clear at the top of the table.
However, the Brazil international's future in Paris has been called into question for some time now, and his contract runs until the summer of 2025 with the option of a further 12 months.
According to 90min, a quintet of English top-flight clubs have been alerted to his availability, with PSG potentially open to severing ties with Neymar at the end of the season.
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Chelsea have reportedly started discussions over a potential summer move for Neymar, and the report lists the Blues as one of the five clubs to have been offered his services.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Liverpool are also believed to have been contacted by intermediaries, who have informed them of Neymar's desire to play in the Premier League.
Chelsea are already understood to have stolen a march on their rivals in the race to sign the former Barcelona attacker, with co-owner Todd Boehly recently holding a meeting with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
Relations between the two sides had seemingly taken a hit following Hakim Ziyech's failed deadline day move to PSG, who were allegedly sent the wrong documents several times by Chelsea.
PSG's appeal to the LFP was rejected, and the Moroccan's failed move to Paris was believed to have been the main talking point of Boehly and Al-Khelaifi's meetings, but Neymar's name was also brought up.
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Boehly is supposedly "intrigued" by the possibility of signing the Brazilian, who has also been tipped to complete a sensational return to Barcelona, but the Blaugrana's volatile financial situation would likely make a transfer impossible.
Since joining Les Parisiens in a world-record €222m (£197.6m) deal from Barcelona in 2017, Neymar has amassed an impressive 117 goals and 76 assists in 172 matches for the French giants in all competitions.
The ex-Santos starlet has collected four Ligue 1 titles with PSG, but he is still waiting for his first Champions League crown in Paris, and his off-field activities have also been the subject of scrutiny during his time in Ligue 1.
Following Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg loss to Bayern Munich, Neymar attended the European Poker Tour in Paris, which led to questions surrounding his professionalism.
In addition, the 31-year-old has also been at the centre of an alleged feud with fellow attacker Kylian Mbappe, although PSG manager Christophe Galtier has denied that such tensions exist.
Ben Knapton
