Neymar has been leading Barca since the beginning of the summer in the transfer to PSG

Neymar and his team have planned to leave Barca for a long time, and are just waiting for the right time to act.

The news of PSG signing Neymar began to surface in mid-July, as Barca prepared for their tour of the US. The story began abruptly and ended just as quickly, when the Brazilian star signed a contract with the French team on August 3.

Neymar's transfer to PSG happened quickly in less than three weeks, but was carefully prepared and planned.

According to Diario Sport, in order to prepare for a world record transfer, PSG and Neymar's side have planned for several months. The two sides soon reached an agreement on salary and bonuses, and chose the transfer time to be after July 31.

The reason for choosing that time is because the contract between Barca and Neymar has a 30.5 million loyalty bonus clause. This is a clause from a year ago, when the two sides extended it until 2021.

After making arrangements with PSG, Neymar kept everything a secret until his final days at Barca. Even when he went to Argentina to attend Messi's wedding on June 30, the Brazilian striker did not share anything.

Dani Alves' recent statement could be part of the evidence that Neymar arranged the deal with PSG. According to the 34-year-old defender, when he talked about wanting to leave Juventus, Neymar advised him to sign with PSG. Alves joined the French team on July 12, when there was no sign of "number 11" leaving Barca.

At the time of going to Argentina to attend Messi's wedding, Neymar finalized personal terms with PSG.

Another source, ofDiario Sport, also contributed to clarifying the "night deal" between Neymar and PSG. The Brazilian striker not only wanted Alves to join, but also asked the French team's leadership to buy his national team teammate, Philippe Coutinho. The deal has not yet been completed, but there is still plenty of time to finalize it.

Barca only realized the bad signs about Neymar from the beginning of July. From Andre Cury, a broker working in South America, the Catalan team knew that Neymar and his associates were showing signs of clearing the way for a transfer.

The story grew as Barca toured the US. While the rumors grew, Neymar remained silent.

According to Diario Sport, some players were too confident, including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique, when they thought they could convince their teammates to stay. On one hand, Neymar appeared hesitant and uncertain, but on the other hand, he continued to act according to the plan.

When Barca finished their tour of the US, everyone understood that Neymar's departure was "done". A few days later, the Brazilian star returned to say goodbye to his teammates and headed to France.

According to VNE