The Ligue 1 club believed Barca could not meet their demands

Paris Saint-Germain wanted an offer of around €300 million (£273m/$328m) for Neymar, reports La Parisien. 

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi called the locker room to assure them Neymar was unlikely leave, saying that while he would be permitted to depart, it would only be for a massive offer, exceeding what the club paid for him.

Al-Khelaifi was confident Barcelona did not have the financial means to meet his demands, and thus would keep the Brazil star in Paris for this season.