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Neymar ends turbulent PSG stay, six years after record fee

By AFP Neymar brought an end to a topsy-turvy spell at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday by leaving for Saudi club Al Hilal, six years after great fanfare greeted his arrival in the French capital. The Brazilian was afforded a rock star’s welcome in Paris when he signed from Barcelona for a world-record fee of 222 million euros ($242 million), but left just months after PSG fans protested outside his house, demanding his exit from the club. PSG hoped Neymar would help deliver a coveted maiden Champions League title when he joined in 2017, but the closest he came was a 2020 final defeat by Bayern Munich. Several injuries plagued his time in Paris, with PSG seemingly happy to cut their […]

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