Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo claim that Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Manchester City made offers to sign Neymar last summer -with all of the clubs happy to meet his €190m (£170m) release clause.
They understand that Spanish giants Real Madrid wanted to pay the Brazilian a bonus of €72m, with €32m going straight into his pocket and the rest spread over the course of his contract.
Manchester United and PSG both offered the same bonus of €80m, with €40m as an up-front payment and the remaining €40m coming at a later date. Manchester City told Neymar that money was no object, but he did not entertain their approach.