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Published 15:41 16 Aug 2017 BST

Neymar's move has also had an effect on his new teammates as the French club need to balance the books. Well, they don't really, because they're owned by an oil-rich state, but they currently have a lot of talented players, and not enough room to fit them in their squad. Something has to give, and the clear-out began with on Tuesday with Stoke City signing Jese Rodriguez on loan.
On Wednesday, Blaise Matuidi joined Juventus for £18.2m, with Serge Aurier, Hatem Ben Arfa, Grzegorz Krychowiak and Lucas Moura the others up for sale. According to ESPN, Liverpool and Roma are interested in the Brazilian.
Lucas Moura was thought to be on his way out of PSG until Neymar's arrival. The pair are childhood friends, and the club were reportedly prepared to retain Lucas to keep Neymar happy - because half a million a week and playing against Metz clearly wasn't enough to keep Neymar smiling.
However, it appears that thought has been abandoned. Lucas joined PSG from Sao Paulo in 2012, costing a then-club record fee of £38m. The winger has scored a respectable 44 goals in 212 games for the French club, but is now surplus to requirements and is clearly being offered to clubs throughout Europe.Explore more on these topics:
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