Paris Saint-Germain paid a whopping € 222 million to Barcelona for Neymar in 2017. Overall, the deal could cost PSG over half a billion.
In 2017, Neymar moved from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, which is still the most expensive transfer in football history. Well has The world the insane numbers of the deal published: Including salary, the Brazilian PSG could cost almost 600 million euros by the end of his contract term.
As the Spanish newspaper explained with regard to the contract concluded a good four years ago, there is an annual gross salary of 43,334,400 euros in addition to the 222 million euros transfer fee. This will rise to 50,556,117 euros from the coming season. After the contract is extended until 2025, this sum should also apply to the following years. This results in a total of over 590 million euros.
Since moving to the French capital, the 29-year-old has won the championship and the cup three times, but has not won an international title. After the final defeat against FC Bayern, the star ensemble lost in the last season in the semifinals against Manchester City.
PSG: Neymar reunited with Lionel Messi
In spite of all the athletic class, various injuries threw the Brazilian back again and again. Since moving to Paris, he has only played 71 out of 156 possible Ligue 1 games, around 45 percent. In a total of 117 games for PSG, he scored 87 goals and prepared 52.
Before he renewed his contract in May, rumors circulated that the superstar would change and he also expressed his desire to be back on the field with Lionel Messi, as he was in Barca times.
“I definitely want to play with him, we have to do that next year. He can play in my position, there is no problem. Take me out,” he said in December 2020 ESPN. This wish has now been granted to him in Paris, together with Kylian Mbappe and Messi he forms what is arguably the best attacking trio in the world.
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