- Barcelona look certain to add Neymar's replacement quickly

In the world of football, especially close to deadline day, which is August 31st for the summer transfer window, one lesson reigns supreme. That is that anybody and everybody has a price at which they are for sale. This should have been made clear when Paris Saint-Germain’s owners at Oryx Qatar Sports Investment more than doubled the world record transfer fee to sign Barcelona forward Neymar. Now, with roughly two weeks until the August 31 deadline, the Catalonia based giants of Spanish football are looking to splash some of that Neymar cash and despite previous offers being turned

This should have been made clear when Paris Saint-Germain’s owners at Oryx Qatar Sports Investment more than doubled the world record transfer fee to sign Barcelona forward Neymar. Now, with roughly two weeks until the August 31 deadline, the Catalonia-based giants of Spanish football are looking to splash some of that Neymar cash and, despite previous offers being turned down, it is becoming apparent who Neymar’s replacement will probably be.

Barcelona has zoned in on either Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele or Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, both of whom have already had bids rejected by their clubs. However, with Dembele being held out of training due to the transfer saga and Coutinho handing in his transfer request, combined with Barcelona’s fat bank balance, one of the talented forwards will probably find themselves as the member of a Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez attacking trio in the next week or so.

Dembele is the younger of the two potential Barça players, at just 20 years old. His age means his resume is on the short end of the spectrum. His youth also means that his potential for greatness, as Messi and Suarez inevitably lose to Father Time, is incredible. That Barcelona will still have potential attacking power and a long term future that is more than just losing out on trophies to rivals Real Madrid is a key upside to moving for Dembele.

Coutinho is more established as a facilitator which suits Messi and Suarez’s game just fine and would give many a La Liga side fits. Coutinho’s desire to play for the Blaugrana is also the worst kept secret in club football.

Dortmund and Liverpool have said their stars are not for sale, but if the bids keep getting higher and the timing works, we could find Neymar’s replacement arriving in short order at Camp Nou and most importantly for the world transfer market, at a lower fee as well.

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