With
the dynamism that has flourished into the world football at the present moment,
the sport which we fondly used to call a team game is no longer the same. The
game of football is now more about individual superstars. The evolution of
football from a team game to individuals’ stardom has given birth to monopoly
of the well-capitalized clubs.
When
it comes to money, a lot has changed since the days the business tycoons
entered into the football market and started to own teams they like. With the
influx of a lot of money, a massive change in the world football scenario is
hard to ignore as the clubs have been on shopping spree in the transfer market.
They are landing high-profile players to ensure success in both domestic and
other prestigious competitions.. One such notable transfer that has recently
shocked the world football involves Brazilian superstar Neymar.
From Santos to
Barcelona
Neymar’s
journey to stardom started when he joined Barcelona from Brazilian club Santos
in summer of 2013. He took little time to be a true companion of another
superstar Lionel Messi. They two created a fearsome attacking line for the
Catalans. Neymar has flamboyance and skill that other players of the same age
can hardly match. Neymar’s transfer to Barcelona created a lot of hoodoos and
the Catalans suffered a transfer ban due to allegedly illegal tapping of a
player and offering money under the table.
The
player went on to be a world-class winger, arguably the best in the business
after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The player’s popularity has been
steadily on the rise. He is only 25 and has the best years still ahead of him. The player formed one of the best trios in the
world football after partnering with Messi and Suarez, which will be fondly remembered
as MSN.
Departure from
Nou Camp
The
current summer transfer season has witnessed what no Barcelona fan would have
ever imagined in his life. Their star forward Neymar decided to join Paris
Saint-Germain for a world-record fee of 222 million pounds. The Neymar transfer
has overshot the transfer of Paul Pogba last season when he was sold to
Manchester United from Juventus for a massive fee of 120 million pounds plus
add ons.
The
Brazil international was also linked to a move to Manchester United last summer
but nothing happened. Everyone wished him to stay in La Liga. Even Cristiano
Ronaldo from Barcelona’s arch rivals Real Madrid urged him not to move away to
PSG. However, everything fell on deaf years.
Conclusion
Was
it only money or something else that convinced him to cut ties with Barcelona?
The amount PSG offered is hard to resist but Neymar deserves more in future.
The player has himself claimed that he was not lured by money. Was it his
conscious yearning to come out of the shadow of Messi and create a niche on his
own? Only Neymar knows the answers. But all La Liga fans will surely miss his
footwork in the upcoming season.
