Paris Saint-Germain have made Neymar available for transfer this summer, sources told ESPN, with the club seeking a new direction following Kylian Mbappe's surprise contract extension.
PSG's stance marks another U-turn at the club, following on from Mbappe's decision to stay when he looked certain to leave on a free transfer. Neymar signed a new contract at the club last year and it has three years to run, but PSG are hoping to offload him this summer.
Mbappe's new deal, which runs until 2025, marks a new era for the club, with sporting director Leonardo expected to leave his position soon, to be replaced by Luis Campos -- an Mbappe ally, following their successful spell at Monaco together.
Campos was at Monaco when Mbappe burst onto the scene and won the Ligue 1 title in 2017, as well as reaching the Champions League semifinals. The 57-year-old has a reputation for unearthing top talent and securing large transfer fees for hidden gems, with Mbappe one of many notable successes.
Campos joined Monaco in 2013, and four years later, the club had won their first title in 17 years. He will be officially announced as PSG's new director in the coming days but is already at work shaping the squad, according to sources, with a focus on younger players.
Neymar, 30, is in Qatar with some of PSG's sponsors and said this week that he wants to stay at PSG, but the Ligue 1 champions want to generate transfer funds to shape their squad. The Brazil international joined PSG for a world record €222m from Barcelona in 2017 but has featured in only 50% of the club's matches since joining, amid a recurring run of injuries.
Neymar's sizable salary, which costs PSG around €35m a year, may prove a stumbling block in the event of any interested clubs coming forward to make an offer, but Chelsea have a long-standing interest in the forward.
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