Barcelona signed Neymar from Brazilian club Santos for £48.6m in 2013
Paris St-Germain are reportedly ready to pay £196m for Barcelona forward Neymar.
One hundred and ninety-six million pounds for one player. Just let that sink in.
It is more than double the current world record fee of £89m paid by Manchester United for Paul Pogba and almost two and a half times that paid by Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo inBoth United and Real have an estimated worth of almost £3bn, according to Forbes, so it is not beyond the realms of comprehension that they could afford Neymar.
But how are Paris St-Germain, not in the top 10 of the world's richest clubs, able to spend almost a third of their value on one player?
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Could they structure the payments?
Football finance expert Dr Rob Wilson of Sheffield Hallam University shed some light on how they might come to an agreement:
"What you tend to find is when clubs buy a player - for large amounts or small - they will stagger these payments over a course of a contract," Wilson says.
"Let's assume PSG pay £200m for Neymar and he signs a 10-year contract - they will pay £20m per year to Barcelona. Of course, the selling club has to agree to that length of time.
"You expect there to be a decent upfront payment though. When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid from Manchester United for £80m in 2009, the English club demanded the fee was paid in full before it was allowed to happen.
"Regarding Neymar, I think you'll probably see a substantial initial payment - let's say £100m - and a couple of payments afterwards to make the balance."
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