Maryland, July 24: One of the biggest shocks this transfer window has produced thus far this summer is easily the much-discussed move of Brazilian superstar Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain and the speculations are growing stronger and stronger.

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If reports in France are believed to be true, we could be witnessing the biggest deal in the history of football in the coming days as Neymar is said to be close to his world-record move to PSG.

French publication 'Le Parisien' claims that several Barcelona players have been made aware of the Brazil international's decision, while some of Barcelona's hierarchy are also resigned to the fact that the forward will be leaving Camp Nou.

Earlier this week, reports in Brazil claimed that Neymar had agreed a contract with the French capital club which will see him earn a mammoth €30 million (£26.6 million) a year.

PSG are willing to activate Neymar's €222 million (£197m) release clause, which means that Barcelona would be powerless to prevent the transfer, and the decision now rests with the Brazil forward and his father, who have held talks with the French club's sporting director Antero Henrique in the past week.

Lionel Messi has now added further fuel to the fire by deleting all his pictures with Neymar from his Instagram page. If Neymar really stays at the club, why would Messi delete his pictures with one of his closest friends? This remains a big question.

Spanish media claims that Messi himself has suggested Barcelona three potential replacements for Neymar.

The first name on the list is Juventus and Argentina star Paulo Dybala while his compatriot and PSG winger Angel di Maria is believed to be the second name.

Ousmane Dembele, another long-term target of the Blaugrana is the third name Messi has suggested. However, replacing one of the best players in the world Neymar is hardly an easy job and Messi will know that.

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