Paris Saint-Germain have signed Brazilian footballer Neymar from Spanish football giant FC Barcelona for a world record fee of £200m (€221m). The 25-year-old is set to earn £38m (€42m) net per year, or close to £728,000 (€805,000) each week after tax. Here, we look at the numbers behind the worlds most expensive football player.
Neymar will earn around £515,000-a-week after taxes at PSG.
Arsene Wenger has nothing to say regarding Alexis Sanchez and amp;#39;s contract situation at Arsenal and reiterated that the Chile international will remain at the Emirates Stadium for the upcoming campaign.
Barcelona soccer player Neymar arrived at the teams training ground on August 2 to tell his team mates there that he is moving to French team Paris St Germain, according to media reports. Neymar has agreed to a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain, where he will earn a staggering £515,000-a-week.
With an imminent world record signing of Neymarjr to PSG, football experts are expecting top European clubs to shift in their seats and act swiftly.
Barcelona had already confirmed about Neymar set to leave the club, amid reports suggesting he would be joining Paris Saint-Germain .
New Signing and Aston Villa Captain John Terry says it will be a failure if Aston Villa dont get promoted from the Championship this season.
Manchester United has allegedly breached the UEFA anti-doping regulations concerning the doping control procedure.
Jose Mourinho has finally secured his third signing of the summer transfer window, with Manchester United completing the high-profile addition of central midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea.
Nemanja Matic has signed a three-year deal at Manchester United.
A three-month-old polar bear cub got to explore her new enclosure at Sea World Australia. The Cub Kindy enclosure was built to expose the baby bear to new experiences. This will help her develop her life-skills. Polar bear mum Liya stayed close by to watch over the cub. Sea World is currently running a naming competition for the fluffy white baby.
Sunderland supporters clashed with police ahead of a match against Celtic. Police officers attempted to separate fans of both teams but were attacked and had glass thrown at them. One man was injured in the clashes. Celtic fans also clashed with far-right activist Tommy Robinson in Sunderland.
Arsene Wenger has reiterated that Alexis Sanchez will stay at Arsenal after confirming that the former Barcelona forward will delay his return to training due to an illness.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said adding two more key players would be his preference as his team wraps up the North American leg of their pre season tour. Mourinho, speaking at the teams training venue at Georgetown University, said the teams executive vice president Ed Woodward was aware of his desire for two players but he understood the situation with elite players and sky high transfer fees.
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said on July 25 that large transfer fees are here to stay as he spoke about the money the club has had to pay for their new signings.City have spent around £120 million ($156.35 million) on buying three new full backs in 10 days.
