New contract signed with "Barcelona" club by the country's forward Neymar became the highest paid player in football history.
On July 1st, the Catalonia club officially announced that the 24-year-old footballer signed a new contract with "Barca" until 2021. After the new agreement, it became clear that clubs targeting Neymar will have to pay up to 250 million euros for his buyout clause.
The country's capital newspaper "Marca" reports that after the new contract, Neymar became the highest paid football player in the world. So far, Lionel Messi received the highest salary - 22 million euros per season.
It is said that the Brazilian will earn 25 million euros per season at "Barca" from now on. This is an all-time record.
In 2013, Neymar arrived in Catalonia for 57 million euros and scored 85 goals in 141 matches, already winning eight trophies.
