Neymar is one of the most well-known football (soccer) players of our time.
He is currently playing at FC Barcelona - but now he wants to transfer to Paris Saint-Germain for the record-breaking fee of € 222 Million.
This transfer has been all over the news lately - not only because of the large fee, but also because the Spanish league didn't want to accept the payment and the whole issue might even be taken to court.
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About Neymar
The 25-year old Brazilian grew up in a poor neighborhood in the suburbs of Sao Paolo, and began playing football at FC Santos at the age of 11.
It didn't take long until his trainers realized his immense potential, and he was being titled as "child prodigy" and "the next Robinho".
At the age of 13, he then completed a training camp hosted by Real Madrid, who were immediately impressed by his talent.
But Neymar was loyal to his hometown club and kept playing for FC Santos - until 2013, when he signed his contract with FC Barcelona and moved to Spain.
Transfer to Paris Saint-Germain
Yesterday, news went public that Neymar will indeed be transferring from Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain.
Neymar had been very quiet about this deal - but it seems like he will become a PSG player until the end of the week.
The release clause for him stands at €222 million - a new record sum that PSG will have to pay to Barcelona.
This breaks the previous record of Pogba's transfer to Manchester United last summer for €105 million.
Neymar will be signing a five-year deal in Paris, earning €30 million a year.
Why is Neymar leaving Barcelona?
Messi definitely plays a big part in his decision.
Neymar used to be a prodigy, but arrived in Barca to always play in Messi's shadow.
Also, he had to rival with superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in the Spanish League.
At Paris, he would be the star player and the core of an already amazing team.
Neymar also wants to win the Ballon d'Or, so having a team where he stands out and maybe being able to win the Champions League would be his best bet.
Transfer Rejection?
After the big news of the transfer went public yesterday, there were a lot of headlines surrounding the Brazilian superstar once again today: FC Barcelona was rejecting the €222M payment from PSG.
The reason?
Barcelona was dissatisfied with PSG's financial situation, stating that they weren't acting according to the FIFA's rules to Financial Fair Play.
These rules basically don't allow clubs to spend more than they earn - in which case there would be some personal investments involved. Barcelona hints that this is the case with the €222M transfer, and that PSG wants to close the deal on some additional funds from investors.
"Even if PSG do not meet the release clause we are going to report them. We have already warned the president of Paris Saint-Germain that we would do so and we see that PSG's policy has continued in the same manner. They cannot invent some numbers where their commercial rights exceed those of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Nobody believes that."-La Liga president Javier Tebas
After a whole day of uncertainty and back-and-forth discussion, PSG finally announced a few hours ago that Neymar's transfer deal is complete.
Barcelona accepted the payment in the end, and Neymar will indeed start his career at PSG as early as saturday.
During his 4 years in Barcelona , he managed to score 105 goals in 186 games - how will his future in Paris turn out?
Are you a football fan? What do you think about this record-breaking transfer?
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