PSG sign Neymar for world record fee

Brazilian forward Neymar has signed for Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee of £200m (€222m) – smashing the previous record set by Paul Pogba’s return to Manchester United in 2016

Neymar is set to earn an eye-watering £782,000 (€865,000) per week

WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFERS
Paul Pogba FRA (2016) Juventus to Man Utd
Gareth Bale WAL (2013) Tottenham to Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo POR (2009) Man Utd to Real Madrid
Kaka BRA (2009) AC Milan to Real

THE RISE OF NEYMAR
1992: Born February 5, in Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2009: Signs contract with Santos, strikes 14 goals in first season
2010: Makes Brazil debut against USA – scores after just 28 minutes
2011: Wins Copa Libertadores to end Santos’ 48-year wait for continental silverware – becomes South American Footballer of the Year
2013: After being linked with several European clubs, moves to Barcelona aged 21, for £48.6m (€57m)
2015: Wins La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey treble
2016: Claims second La Liga title
2017: Signs for PSG after summer of intense speculation. Five-year deal rumoured to be worth total of £400m (€444m)

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