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Michael Morris
03-08-17, 20:38
Paris St-Germain have signed Brazil forward Neymar for a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m) from Barcelona.
The deal for the 25-year-old smashes the previous record set when Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United from Juventus for £89m in August 2016.
He will earn 45m euros (£40.7m) a year - 865,000 euros (£782,000) a week - before tax from the initial five-year deal, a total outlay of £400m.
Neymar said he has joined "one of the most ambitious clubs in Europe".
"Paris St-Germain's ambition attracted me to the club, along with the passion and the energy this brings," he added.
"I feel ready to take the challenge. From today, I will do everything I can to help my new team-mates."
The French side have arranged a news conference for 12:30 BST on Friday. Neymar will then be introduced to fans on Saturday at PSG's first game of the season against Amiens at Parc des Princes.
life on mars
03-08-17, 20:47
Phew, Fifa threats soon disappeared.
Money is killing football
Money is killing football
With out a doubt.:angry:
Basically, the only way this works out as money-well-spent is if they win the Champions' League. Good luck.
J R Hartley
03-08-17, 20:55
Money is killing football
We've been saying that for the last 15 years or so, since Madrid signed all the galacticos, but it still hasn't been killed off.
Money is killing football
I've been hearing this for 20 years now.
That said I do hope UEFA step in with serious sanctions here for PSG i.e. A European ban
kingbillyboy
03-08-17, 20:58
i am glad he went to a proper club and left the republican terorissts.
life on mars
03-08-17, 21:01
We've been saying that for the last 15 years or so, since Madrid signed all the galacticos, but it still hasn't been killed off.
Yes ironically La Liga didn't choose to investigate how Madrid got rich all of a sudden , how alledgly some Spanish sides get tax relief , and get local authority help.
Sgt. Pepper
03-08-17, 21:01
When something loses it's soul it is dying, if not already dead.
Just because it still walks about doesn't mean it is not dying, nor condemned.
Money is killing 'Football' .
WJ99mobile
03-08-17, 21:45
When something loses it's soul it is dying, if not already dead.
Just because it still walks about doesn't mean it is not dying, nor condemned.
Money is killing 'Football' .
What is 'football'?
even 90s football it will be a pale imitation of some people's thoughts of it from the 50s-70s. And same with the generation before.
WJ99mobile
03-08-17, 21:46
I've been hearing this for 20 years now.
That said I do hope UEFA step in with serious sanctions here for PSG i.e. A European ban
Why? Apart from going after a player with a stupid offer which many clubs have done before them quite recently (Barca/Real/Man Utd/Juve)
BlueArmy 86
03-08-17, 22:10
Zohore must be worth at least £40mil NFQAT
Carl Dale's Mole
03-08-17, 23:29
Growing up football mad, I haven't watched the Premier League or Champions League for years now. Just not invested in any of these clubs and their silly money.
hueypianosmith
04-08-17, 06:52
Champions League for me is a predictable and boring competition. The system is set up for the elite to always progress. would love them one year to even the playing field and allow teams for the same country to play each other in the group stages.
And to call itself the Champions League when you can qualify by finishing fourth in your league is beyond me. Is it fair that a nations Champions like The New Saints have to go through 3 qualifying rounds just to get to the group stage play off round where Liverpool who finished fourth in their domestic league enter the fray.
I know its all about the money ,but as a competition it is very boring .
Jimmy the Jock
04-08-17, 06:54
Champions League for me is a predictable and boring competition. The system is set up for the elite to always progress. would love them one year to even the playing field and allow teams for the same country to play each other in the group stages.
And to call itself the Champions League when you can qualify by finishing fourth in your league is beyond me. Is it fair that a nations Champions like The New Saints have to go through 3 qualifying rounds just to get to the group stage play off round where Liverpool who finished fourth in their domestic league enter the fray.
I know its all about the money ,but as a competition it is very boring .
Until more people start to think like you the madness will continue to grow and grow.
Llanedeyrnblue
04-08-17, 07:04
Zohore must be worth at least £40mil NFQAT
And Messi must be worth 500 million
hueypianosmith
04-08-17, 07:06
Every competition needs a shock result,it makes the competition more exciting , when did the champions league last have that.I don't care who wins these competitions what i want is an exciting all round competition. I want results happening where you go to work the next day and its all everyone is talking about. They should change the competitions name to the UEFA Elitist League.
LordKenwyne
04-08-17, 07:12
The money isn't an issue for me really. It is by far the biggest game on the planet. People throw money at it.
What I have an issue with is how they're getting around the club being state funded as that shouldn't be allowed at all.
i am glad he went to a proper club and left the republican terorissts.
:hehe: :hehe:
Keanu Reeves earned about 150 million for 2 matrix movies
Champions League for me is a predictable and boring competition. The system is set up for the elite to always progress. would love them one year to even the playing field and allow teams for the same country to play each other in the group stages.
And to call itself the Champions League when you can qualify by finishing fourth in your league is beyond me. Is it fair that a nations Champions like The New Saints have to go through 3 qualifying rounds just to get to the group stage play off round where Liverpool who finished fourth in their domestic league enter the fray.
I know its all about the money ,but as a competition it is very boring .
Agree 100%. I have said exactly the same things in previous years.
When Man C won the PL a few years back, they were seeded 4th, yet teams who had to qualify to the groups found they were seeded higher on qualifying.
It's all backwards, and well done to those people who ditched BT when they passed their £1.18bnspend on Champions s League football to the general public.
Every competition needs a shock result,it makes the competition more exciting , when did the champions league last have that.I don't care who wins these competitions what i want is an exciting all round competition. I want results happening where you go to work the next day and its all everyone is talking about. They should change the competitions name to the UEFA Elitist League.
You can get a surprise result but, usually it's in a dead rubber game. Anyway, you need 3-4 odd results to knock out a big boy AND knock down the coefficient rankings for the big associations (and their 4 places).
Cleve van Leef
04-08-17, 15:00
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40827550
Surely he means “Wallet”?
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