Neymar, 25, has been the subject of intense speculation all summer and has finally put pen-to-paper on a five-year deal. Late doubts about the move had been raised earlier on Thursday when La Liga refused to accept the €222m payment from PSG to trigger the clause, compelling Neymar's legal team to travel to Barcelona to make the payment directly to the club.
Barcelona then confirmed that Neymar's contract had been terminated, and a few hours later, the French club announced the most expensive transfer ever more than doubling Manchester United's €105m capture of Paul Pogba from Juventus last year. I am extremely happy to join Paris Saint-Germain, he said in the club's statement, Since I arrived in Europe, the club has always been one of the most competitive and most ambitious. And the biggest challenge, what most motivated me to join my new team mates is to help the club win more trophies and especially the Champions league.
I will do everything I can to help the team and to open up new horizons for my club and to bring happiness to its millions of supporters around the world. Neymar is escaping the shadow of five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi at Barcelona and will become the biggest star in the French league in a team without the track record of success to match his former club.
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