Categories: Football

Neymar cost PSG 489,228,117 euros, according to El Mundo

Paris Saint Germain signed Neymar in 2017, paying the 222 million that were stipulated as a termination clause in his contract with Barcelona. That amount made him the most expensive signing in history, a record he still holds. However, the newspaper El Mundo has had access to the total amount of the transfer. According to the papers to which said newspaper has had access, the entire operation cost the Parisian club 489,228,117 euros.

The contract, dated August 3, 2017, stated a gross annual salary of 43,334,400 euros for five seasons. What's more, a sixth was added for which he received the figure of 50,556,117 if he continued in the club, as a bonus.

The agreement also included automatic renewal after the contract term for one more season., until June 30, 2023, although this clause could only be executed unilaterally by the Brazilian footballer.

On May 8, Neymar signed his contract extension with PSG until 2025. The information from El Mundo adds that said renewal was closed in economic conditions similar to those of the last year of the previous contract and that the player has transferred to the French club all the rights to its image linked to PSG.

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