Barcelona are quietly confident Neymar will make the move to the Nou Camp.
The Santos star Neymar declared last week that he could stay with Santos beyond the 2014 World Cup.
But Sport says Barca are so sure of a deal before then that their marketing chiefs are already drawing up a commercial battle plan to exploit Neymar's profile in Brazil and across South America.
The new date for Neymar's signing is tipped to be after the Confederations Cup later this year.