PSG Chairman Made Cavani Huge Offer To Give Penalties To Neymar

Neymar's move to Paris Saint-Germain may have already set the French club back almost £200 million in transfer fees and a further £26 million-a-year in wages, but the Brazilian is now costing chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi even more money over his penalty taking feud with Edinson Cavani.

The Brazilian forward has twice been involved in on-pitch disputes with his Uruguayan teammate since arriving in the French capital, first during a 6-2 home victory over Toulouse and again during PSG's recent 2-0 triumph over Lyon.

Both times Cavani has got his way and taken the penalties, having successfully converted seven for the Parisian club, last season as their designated spot kick taker. The former Napoli striker would see his effort from 12 yards against Lyon pushed onto the bar, however, escalating tensions between himself and Neymar, even further.

Having played second fiddle to Zlatan Ibrahimovic for three seasons, Cavani shone last season, scoring a remarkable 49 goals in 50 games and has started the new season in the same, prolific manner, hitting nine goals in as many games.

Now though, the Uruguayan striker is being expected to once again take a back seat to a marquee signing and PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi is going to great lengths to make his record breaking Brazilian feel comfortable at the Parc des Princes, and unsurprisingly, is throwing money around to do so.

According to a piece in El Pais, the PSG dressing room has become a fragile place since Neymar's arrival, last month, which has been evidenced by the problems with Cavani and, in a bid to settle the penalty dispute, Al-Khelaifi offered the Uruguayan a staggering €1 million sweetener to give up spot kick duties to the £198 million man.

On top of that, Al-Khelaifi sent people to speak to Neymar, explaining that the former Barcelona forward should behave better and not worry about penalties.

PSG boss Unai Emery has confirmed to the press recently that both men will share penalty responsibilities, while Dani Alves, who himself became embroiled in the simmering feud when he refused to hand the ball over to Cavani for a free-kick against Lyon, took the pair out for dinner in a bid to eliminate the tension between the two South American forwards.

Expect much more melodramatic nonsense to come out of the French capital over the coming months.