Barcelona target Dybala as Neymar replacement

Argentine is first choice if PSG get their way

Posted Saturday, July 22, 2017 by Marca.com

If Neymar is to leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain this summer, the club already have their replacement identified and that is Juventus' Paulo Dybala.

There are two scenarios that could lead to the Brazilian's departure, the first of those being PSG match his 222 million euros release clause at which point Barcelona can do nothing about it.

The second is that Neymar requests parity with Lionel Messi's salary, something that the club would not contemplate at this time.

As crazy as it once seemed, Neymar could seriously leave the Camp Nou for the Parc des Princes this summer and Barcelona's attention would then immediately turn to Dybala.

Barcelona and Dybala have spoken before and the Argentine is interested in moving to Catalonia at some point, so discussions would not be starting from scratch if they were to open again.

Dybala is a player that Lionel Messi respects and enjoys playing with at international level, which would make the loss of Neymar easier to deal with for the No. 10.

The former Palermo player, too, would be more than happy to join Messi at the Camp Nou, which was also a decisive factor in Neymar's choice to join Barcelona over Real Madrid when he left Santos.