Barcelona waits for Neymar's decision

Barcelona is worried, very worried, that Neymar might be headed to Paris-Saint Germain.

The Brazil striker is expected to be at practice today, but no one seems to know if he'll accept a world record transfer or show up for training. Just in case, Barcelona is making moves to protect $30.7 million that would be paid to Neymar if he stays in Spain, according to a club official.

The official, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity, said “given doubts concerning the future of the player and while the situation is resolved” the money is being held from Neymar.

“What the club does with the money, it does not know yet, given the uncertainty of the future,” the official told The Associated Press.

The 25-year-old Neymar would be due the money now as per his contract renewal last year. But the amount is tiny compared to the $262 million that PSG would have to pay Barcelona to trigger the release clause included in Neymar's contract.

Neymar arrived to Barcelona on Tuesday night after some publicity events in China — both personal and for Barcelona. Catalan television channel TV3 showed images of Neymar walking quickly through Barcelona's airport while wearing large headphones.

He is scheduled to return to training at Barcelona's training grounds just outside the city today.