The centre-half said he and his team-mates tried to help the Brazilian star return to the club
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique revealed the team offered to lower their salaries so Neymar could return to the La Liga champions.
Neymar attempted to engineer a return to Barca during the previous transfer window, just two years after his world-record €222 million ($248m) transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
However, a deal did not materialise with PSG despite Barca’s efforts to bring Brazil international star Neymar back to Camp Nou.