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'An unforgettable cheque' - Neymar's former agent opens up on Brazilian 'unreal' €220m exit from Barcelona and reveals PSG's incredible salary offer

<p>Neymar swapped Barcelona for PSG in 2017 for a world-record fee and now his former agent, Wagner Ribeiro, has explained the magnitude of the deal and the Brazilian's salary increasing by €15m.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>He told Complément d’enquête, via <a href="https://x.com/footmercato/status/1905386377673384211" target="_blank">Foot Mercato</a>: “It was an unforgettable cheque. We even took a photo of it – €220m! There won’t be any other transfers of this magnitude. It came from the Qatari bank and was written in Arabic. I didn’t understand all of it but I will never forget the figure. It was almost unreal. Neymar went from a salary of €25m at Barça to €40m at PSG. [PSG president] Nasser [Al-Khelaifi] spent without counting because he absolutely wanted the title (Champions League). With them, there are no limits: when they want something, they get it.”</p>

WHAT NEYMAR'S EX-AGENT SAID

<p>Unfortunately, Neymar, arguably, did not live up to that huge transfer fee - despite winning a hatful of trophies for PSG. Towards the end of his spell there, the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/injustice-neymar-claims-psg-fans-crossed-line-with-him-and-lionel-messi-still-holds-resentment-towards-people-who-manage-club/blt48c39d576058d631" target="_blank">ex-Barca star was booed by supporters</a> and criticised publicly. But he remains the most expensive football transfer move of all time.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Fast forward to the present and Neymar, now 33, is back with boyhood club Santos. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/santos-fresh-injury-update-neymar-new-plan-brazilian-superstar/blt078038f08598101c#cs86f3012eb670c11f" target="_blank">He's been back on the sidelines through injury recently</a> and will hope to return on April 7 when Santos face Bahia.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'An unforgettable cheque' - Neymar's former agent opens up on Brazilian 'unreal' €220m exit from Barcelona and reveals PSG's incredible salary offer | Goal.com

Neymar&apos;s former agent has described the &quot;unreal&quot; moment when the &quot;unforgettable check&quot; of €220 million came through for his Paris Saint-Germain move.

&apos;An unforgettable cheque&apos; - Neymar&apos;s former agent opens up on Brazilian &apos;unreal&apos; €220m exit from Barcelona and reveals PSG&apos;s incredible salary offer