Neymar began to make his farewell to FC Barcelona

Photo: Lluis Gene Archives Agence France-Presse
Neymar has taken leave on Wednesday morning of his teammates in FC Barcelona and must be presented at the end of the week by the Paris SG.

It says : Neymar has taken leave on Wednesday morning of his teammates in FC Barcelona and must be presented at the end of the week by the Paris-SG for a transfer record, an epilogue would be expected of a soap opera that lasts for two weeks.

The transfer of the century is emerging : the PSG is on the point of pay 222 million euros of the clause of discharge in the contract of the Brazilian with Barcelona, an astronomical sum that explodes the current record of 105 million euros, excluding bonuses, spent the summer of 2016 for the transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus Turin to Manchester United.

“We are going to pay the clause. From the moment Neymar has given me the green light, the 1st of August, I went to Paris and I brought a proposal to the PSG for paying the clause, which will be done in the next few hours “, with a presentation of the player by the French club ” probably this weekend “, said Wagner Ribeiro, adviser of Neymar, who was present with him and his father at the Barcelona airport in the early afternoon.

In a press release, the Barca had insisted shortly before on the amount of the transfer clause, 222 million euros, ” which must be paid in its entirety “.

Farewell real and virtual

The day began with the farewell of a player to his teammates blaugranas. “Neymar came to train as planned, and communicated to his teammates that he was going to,” said a club spokeswoman to AFP. “The coach [Ernesto Valverde] has given him the permission not to train and go take care of his future. “

The attacker, 25-year-old remained half an hour at the training centre, during which he first made in the office of the coach to notify him of his departure, and then in the locker room, where he took leave of his teammates, one by one, according to the narrative of the sports daily catalan Sport.

The icon Lionel Messi has sent a message on Instagram : “It was a huge thrill to spend those years with you, “amigo” @neymarjr. I wish you much luck in this new stage of your life. The revoyure, ” he wrote in the caption of a video in which we see the two players celebrating goals and victories under the shirt blaugrana. The message ends with ” tkm ” for “te quiero mucho” (” I love you very much “).

“Thank you my brother. Me you will be missed dude ! “he has responded” NJR “, endorsing him-even to his departure for the first time, even in a roundabout way.

“A beautiful season to you “hermano” [brother], on the field and off. Good luck for the future “, has tweeted on its side, the French defender Samuel Umtiti, in which Neymar responded with a : “Thank you Samu ! “

Still nothing official for the moment

“Ney” is not always directly expressed on its situation. He remained silent in front of the journalists present at the airport of Barcelona on Wednesday as the previous day, when he had returned to China via Dubai.

The PSG has, for its part, given that in the under-heard. When the lateral parisian Thomas Miller tweeted: “well… this scoop” with the emoticon of a smile heard, the PSG replied with the same symbol, then write : “We are still waiting a bit ? “and finally, with the symbol of an hourglass with the words “soon” (soon in English).

Okay so… this scoop… #TÔTOUTARD

— Thomas Meunier (@ThomMills) August 2, 2017

The date of the actual arrival of Neymar to Paris, remained unclear. When will he use his medical visit ? And when will it be presented ? In the margin of the receipt of the promoted Amiens, Saturday, for the resumption of the League 1 ?

The order paper is, however, more a shift or coup de theatre near the famous “se queda” (it remains) of Gerard Piqué to the altercation of Neymar with the rookie Nelson Semedo, during a north american tour during which the Brazilian has also shined on the field.

The Spanish League threatens to block the transfer

The president of the Spanish League, Javier Tebas, threatens to block the transfer by refusing to collect the money from the transfer clause, which must be filed at its headquarters that the player be released from his contract by barcelona.

“We don’t accept this money to a club like PSG, which […] violates the standards and laws” of fair play financier UEFA, said it launched on Wednesday in sports daily As in an interview conducted before the announcement of the departure.

Tebas accused the French club of “doping” financial “receiving” injections economic for countries which offer the players to their supporters by removing them in others.” Baroud of honor or real threat ?

The arrival of Neymar at Barca, in 2013, coming from Santos, the legendary club of Pele, was already versed in the controversy. His transfer, which the final amount is still not clear, has been the subject of several judicial investigations.

The Spanish club has been convicted of having concealed from the tax office a portion of the costs of the transaction. He needs to face the near future with a new trial for fraud and corruption between individuals, during which will also be deemed to Neymar and his father, Neymar Sr.

There is also a history of premium to be paid : Barça has frozen a sum of 26 million euros which was to return to the clan Neymar this summer, according to the terms of the contract extension signed last year (until 2021).