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VIDEO: What Lionel Messi Did During Juventus Game to Try and Convince Neymar to Ignore PSG Move

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​Barcelona players have convinced Neymar to ignore a potential move to Paris-Saint Germain and stay at the club.

Neymar has been linked with a massive €222m transfer to French giants PSG and is reportedly unhappy at playing alongside club legend Lionel Messi, apparently growing frustrated at playing in the Argentina international's shadow.

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Gerard Pique recently posted an image on Instagram of himself with Brazilian Neymar, captioning the photo with the message "He stays", and ​Sport believe Messi and Luis Suarez have convinced the former Santos man to stay at the Nou Camp.

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Messi also showed signs of loosening his grip on being Barcelona's main man during the recent pre-season friendly against Juventus, allowing Neymar to take a free-kick against the Serie A champions.

Although Neymar has previously taken and scored set pieces for Barcelona before, it shows Messi is willing to let Neymar to have a higher profile in the Catalan giants' side by giving him more of a platform to perform.

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