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Paris Saint-Germain has announced the signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior for a world record fee of €222 million from Catalonia giants Barcelona.
According to KickOff, “Neymar, 25, will earn €45m a year – €865,000 a week – before tax from the initial five-year deal.”
Paris Saint-Germain is very happy to announce the arrival of Neymar Jr ➡ https://t.co/lKFj4qPDYA #BemvindoNeymarJR 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/rSvlBiKX6D
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 3, 2017
Before the completion of this transfer, Paul Pogba held the world record with a fee of €105 million which Manchester United paid to Juventus for his services.
Neymar joined Barca in 2013 from Santos Futebol Clube for £75.2 million.
The footballer will wear jersey No: 10 at PSG:
#NeymarJR10 pic.twitter.com/2fTubrlKhZ
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 4, 2017
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