Was it only money to tempt Neymar away from Barcelona

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.