Barcelona is opening extension talks with Neymar and are confident a new deal can be reached quickly.

Neymar is under contract with Barcelona until June of 2018 and the club want to tie him to an improved deal.

In an interview with Barcelona-based newspaper Sport, technical director Robert Fernandez said: "It's a negotiation that we will begin very soon, and we will very likely reach an agreement."

Neymar was recently linked with Manchester United, with reports in England claiming the Red Devils were prepared to spend £240 million on him -- £130m on his buyout clause and the remainder on tying him to a long-term contract at Old Trafford.