New York, Sept. 2 -- Neymar looks set to stay at Paris Saint-Germain as the clock ticks down on the French league's transfer window, which closes at midnight Monday.

Much publicized talks with Barcelona have seemingly led to very little, in what appears much ado about nothing.

Two years after joining PSG for a world record 222 million euros (now $242 million) Neymar clearly wanted to leave. But the summer transfer saga between prospective buyer Barcelona and hard-nosed seller PSG turned into a "Will he, won't he stay?" soap opera where Barcelona did most of the talking with little effect.

It was not until Friday night, after PSG won 2-0 at Metz without a physically fit Neymar, that PSG's sporting director Leonardo effectively said a de...