Former Neymar agent: we won't see such things in the future

2025-03-31 20:48 © imago-images

Former Brazilian football star Neymar's agent Wagner Ribeiro recalled a story from 2017 when his client left the Barcelona team for a record sum of 222 million euros to move to Paris Saint Germain.

"At that time, I saw an unforgettable cheque. We even took a photo of it – it showed the sum of 222 million euros! I have no doubt that there will never be another transfer like that.”

The cheque came from a bank in Qatar and was written in Arabic. I didn’t understand anything, but I will never forget the number.

Neymar’s salary was also raised – from 25 million at Barcelona to 40 million euros at PSG.

The head of the French club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, spent money without counting, as he was obsessed with the desire to triumph in the UEFA Champions League.

They had no limits – whatever they wanted, they got,” explained W. Ribeiro.