Barcelona are on the brink of tying down Neymar's long-term loyalties after it emerged the club want to announce his contract extension after Sunday's Copa del Rey final. Plus, Rubin Kazan starlet Mauricio Lemos has opened up on the Blaugrana's rumoured interest.
Catalunya Radio programme El Club de la Mitjanit reported Barca are hoping to announce the deal after Sunday's final against Sevilla, with the new contract set to run until 2021 (h/t Sport).
Neymar's current contract doesn't expire until 2018, but Barca are also understood to be keen to increase the forward's release clause, which will jump to €220 million (£172 million) with the new deal (h/t Sun's Matt Heath-Smith).