Manchester United and Chelsea have both dropped out of the running for Barcelona superstar Neymar.

The Daily Mail says they both looked into signing Barcelona star Neymar but were put off by the £195 million asking price Paris Saint-Germain appear willing to pay for the Brazilian forward.

Reports in Brazil have suggested the 25-year-old has accepted an offer from PSG with the French club said to have met his release clause, which was upped to £195 million on July 1, although those claims have been denied in Paris.

United and Chelsea did ask about Neymar's availability, but when it became clear just how much PSG were willing to pay for the Brazilian, both ended their interest to leave the Parisians standing alone in the chase for one of the leading lights of world football.