According to sports agent André Cury, Neymar left Barcelona in 2017 due to what happened after the match where the Catalan side beat PSG 6-1 in the Champions League.
The repercussions of this victory were crucial. “Neymar had won that match practically by himself and it was Lionel Messi who was the headline the next day,” Cury, who brokered the player’s transfer from Santos to Barcelona, said in an interview with AS newspaper.
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He didn’t want competition. “He didn’t want to compete with Leo because he likes him a lot, it wasn’t something he was ready to do at Barcelona.”
The agent went on to point out the real reason why FC Barcelona put a €222m termination clause in Neymar’s contract. This amount went against his advice.
“When Neymar arrived, I told them to put in a clause of one billion euros, but they finally put in a clause of 190 million euros, the first time. I asked them why it was so low and they said it couldn’t be higher than Leo’s termination clause, which was €250m.”
Paris Saint-Germain announced the arrival of striker Neymar in July 2017. The French club paid the termination clause and at the time the Brazilian became the most expensive player in football history .
Neymar has signed a five-year contract with PSG. The deal ended on June 30, 2022, before the World Cup in Qatar, and has been extended until 2027.
