Marco Verratti's flirtations with Barcelona, Dani Alves ditching Manchester City to move to the French capital and Antero Henrique's arrival as sporting director have all taken a backseat to football history's most lucrative will he or won't he story.

The Ligue 1 giants are now in Morocco, gearing up for the French season-opening Trophee des Champions against Monaco at the Grand Stade de Tanger after completing their latest stint in the USA for the International Champions Cup.

Neymar chatter will almost certainly be at an all-time high before and after Saturday's clash with Les Monegasques and until the Brazilian international makes a decision one way or the other, it will likely continue to detract from an unconvincing preseason so far.

The friendlies themselves are not too important -- the main thing is that the players build up their match fitness and are ready to go when Amiens visit Parc des Princes early next month. However, it is impossible to look at PSG's summer results so far without noting that they have yet to win a single game in regular time.

Unai Emery's men were awarded all three points for their penalty victory over Roma in their ICC opener but even that encounter finished 1-1 over 90 minutes.

Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur both beat Les Parisiens in the USA, while Paris FC held them in a behind closed doors training outing before the squad departed for Miami.

If PSG beat Monaco in Tangier, their American struggles will be largely forgotten -- when people take a break from hyperventilating over Neymar's potential arrival. If they lose to last season's Championnat kings, though, questions will start to be asked.

First of all, a number of important players have already experienced injury problems and midfielder Adrien Rabiot is a doubt to face Leonardo Jardim's men.

Captain Thiago Silva, Marco Verratti and Thomas Meunier have also had their issues to deal with and the latter pair only made their first preseason appearances during the first half against Juve.

For a team that routinely sees its fragile star players miss matches, Emery must be concerned by how little practice the likes of Verratti, in particular, have received so far.

In addition to a few early worries on the treatment table, Kevin Trapp's catastrophic performance in the 4-2 loss to Spurs in Orlando has already reignited the debate about Emery's starting goalkeeper ahead of time.

The Spaniard somehow succeeded in making the role between the sticks more competitive than any other on the pitch last campaign and Trapp, as well as Alphonse Areola, had their confidence smashed by the pressure created by their boss' poor handling of the situation.

Emery needs to make a strong decision about his preferred shot-stopper from the off this term and stick with it to establish a clear hierarchy in the position for the first time in years.

Trapp's hideous error for Eric Dier's goal and his early second-half red card could have opened the door for Areola to seize the starting role early.

There is no doubt that Neymar would hugely strengthen PSG's squad if he does complete his move but the focus on securing his signature has damaged moves to strengthen other areas on the pitch and could put an end to some pursuits.

The Brazilian superstar would massively boost Emery's attacking options but a new defensive midfielder and a fourth central defender remain absolutely vital for the coming season, particularly as far as squad depth is concerned.

A new face to occupy Thiago Motta's deep-lying midfield role, or to at least alternate with the ageing Italian international, is an absolute necessity.

Henrique was targeting Monaco's Fabinho before the pursuit of Neymar became serious and the Brazilian will line up against the French capital outfit in Morocco on Saturday.

The result against the men from the principality is not that important but considering that Neymar's proposed arrival will likely change the face of the squad at the start of the new campaign, are PSG really as ready for this approaching term as they could be?