There is a major obstacle preventing Neymar from joining Barcelona

Barcelona will only re-sign Neymar from PSG if he apologises to the club's fans and takes a pay cut, according to Mundo Deportivo.

The Brazil international swapped Camp Nou for Parc des Princes in a world-record deal of £198m in 2017.

Yet the PSG hierarchy have grown frustrated with the attitude of Neymar, who has been heavily linked with a return to Barcelona this summer.

The two clubs are yet to agree a fee, but the Blaugrana are exploring the possibility of re-acquiring their former star.

However, they will first demand that Neymar apologises to supporters for the manner of his departure two years ago, as well as accepting the same pay packet he previously received in Catalonia.

The forward currently earns £32.2m a year at PSG, but Barcelona are only willing to pay him a salary of £19.7m.

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).