Neymar - v2

[Myrmecophile]

Barcelona pay initial instalment to seal Neymar deal

As Duncan Castles reported in The National this week, FC Barcelona have paid an initial instalment on Neymar`s planned transfer from Santos. The European champions have paid the South American club – who they defeated in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday - €10million (£8.4m) in return for an unilateral option to sign the forward at any point until 2014. Barcelona are expected to pay around €60m (£50.4m) should they complete the transfer

Were Santos to renege on the agreement, Barcelona would be entitled to a compensation payment of €20m (£16.8m). Neymar has already agreed personal terms with Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, who used his connections and influence in the South American market to see off competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid for the Brazil international`s signature.

19-year-old Neymar has not been shy in praising Barcelona recently (the Brazilian already enjoys a strong friendship with Dani Alves and Lionel Messi and the trio often engage in online matches of Playstation football) - much to the annoyance of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who previously thought he had tied the player down to a pre-contract agreement and chided him in a phone conversation for his public affection for Madrid`s rivals.

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[La Furia]

60M

 

[yusuf]

and i believe it

 

[estranged]

60 mil for neymar? bye bye barcelona's golden years.

 

[Clockwise]

if this will by any chance be true Rosell should be bitch slapped forever for all the things he said about Laporta. 60 M wtf?

 

[La Furia]

I doubt this story is real. It wouldn't surprise me though.

 

[Aryagorn]

10m + 60m... they got it right, sure

 

[AzaR]

Balague reporting that a 10 million pound installment has been paid to Santos for Neymar and the player and club have agreed terms , the transfer would apparently happen in 2014

 

[BarcaGirl]

this has to be a joke ...I have nothing against Neymar, he's a good player, but 60 mil ...come on!

 

[FCBarca]

60 million, that's a pretty implausible rumour

 

[FCBarca]

Balague reporting that a 10 million pound installment has been paid to Santos for Neymar and the player and club have agreed terms , the transfer would apparently happen in 2014

Well, that seals it, if Guillem says it you can bank on it being false

 

[La Furia]

Balague reporting that a 10 million pound installment has been paid to Santos for Neymar and the player and club have agreed terms , the transfer would apparently happen in 2014

More reason to believe this is BS.

 

[JonM]

So the "symbolic price" is 60m?

 

[FCBarca]

More reason to believe this is BS.

Is there a rumour whore out there who is wrong more than Guillem?...I used to think Bronzetti was bad but Balague never seems to ever be right...You'd think he'd stop spreading BS at some point

 

[La Furia]

Is there a rumour whore out there who is wrong more than Guillem?...I used to think Bronzetti was bad but Balague never seems to ever be right...You'd think he'd stop spreading BS at some point

I still think his only source in Spain is Rafa Benitez.