French champions, Paris Saint – Germain were keen on taking Brazil international Neymar Jnr over the summer, but would have had to dig deep in order to get a deal over the line.
PSG would have needed to pay €430m (about N172trn) to lure Neymar away from Barcelona before he signed a new contract, according to the player’s father.
The Ligue 1 champions were heavily linked with a move for the Brazil star, who moved to Europe to join Barca in 2013, before he penned a new five-year deal at Camp Nou last week.
Neymar’s dad has now explained that PSG would have had to pay the €190m termination fee built into the 24-year-old’s contract – plus a hefty amount of tax.
“With regard to the subject of PSG, there is a contradiction, due, apparently, to a lack of understanding,” he told Globo Esporte.