Without Neymar, PSG wins season-opener against Amiens
Football | August 06, 2017 16:55 ISTThe 25-year-old ace Brazillian ace is now expected to make his debut for PSG on Aug. 13 against Guingamp.
The 25-year-old ace Brazillian ace is now expected to make his debut for PSG on Aug. 13 against Guingamp.
PSG said Neymar would have been included in the squad if the document had been submitted in time. The former Barcelona star had said he was ready to play during his first press conference in Paris.
Barcelona are working hard to cover Neymar's loss with the club close to sealing a deal to buy Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez for around 32 million euros.
The Brazilian star flew in from Barcelona on a private jet for his official presentation, arriving in a city whose soccer fortunes he is expected to transform.
Paris Saint-Germain ended weeks of speculation by paying Barcelona the 222 million-euro ($264 million) release fee written into Neymar's contract with the Catalan club.
Neymar completed his blockbuster transfer from Barcelona to PSG for 222 million euros (262 million US dollars) on Thursday.
To secure the services of Neymar, PSG splashed 222 million euros - double the previous world record transfer of 105 million euros paid last year by Manchester United for France midfielder Paul Pogba.
Neymar now becomes the world's most expensive footballer after completing his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona.
Neymar is poised to become an even better player in Paris than the one who has dazzled Camp Nou with his lightning-quick feet and flair for beautiful goals.
The payment of the clause shatters the previous world record transfer of 105 million euros (then $116 million) that Manchester United paid for France midfielder Paul Pogba last year.
Neymar is expected in Paris in the coming days.
The son of a journeyman soccer player for Brazil's smallest teams, Neymar was born in the industrial city of Mogi das Cruzes, some 60 kilometers north of Sao Paulo, the country's biggest metropolis.
Neymar came to Barca's training ground on Wednesday morning to confirm he is leaving for French club Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Neymar arrived in Barcelona on Tuesday night after some publicity events in China - both personal and for Barcelona.
There are growing rumors that Neymar, who has had four seasons of winning trophies and scoring spectacular goals at Barcelona, will bolt for PSG.
The cost of the player's buyout clause is 222 million euros ($262 million), an astonishing price that Neymar's representative said PSG is willing to pay.
Dani Alves has already added a silverware to his account as he wins the Super Cup with PSG against Monaco to win by 2-1.
Barcelona lift their first silverware before the season as they defeat arch-rivals Real Madrid in a thriller encounter for the same result to occur again as last time the two teams met.
Neymar and Coutinho both have been the top priority for FC Barcelona as one wishes to leave Camp Nou and the other from Liverpool wishes to join the Catalans.
Madrid's public prosecutors accuse Ronaldo of having taken "advantage of a company structure created in 2010 to hide income generated in Spain from his image rights from tax authorities".
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