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Neymar played with us like a cat with a mouse, complained of Camp Nou5-02-2018 |
Brazilian striker Neymar played with Cat and Ball Barcelona during the season just before going to Pari Saint-Germain, said Vice President of the Spanish club Jordi Mestre. Paris Saint-Germain paid Neymar 222 million euros to release the Brazilian buy-out clause last August. This made Neymar the most expensive player ever in the history of football. Everyone in Barcelona believed that during this season Neymar will play on the Nou Camp, and Mestre himself was confident to 200 per cent as the striker stayed. `What has hurt me most is how it happened, ` Mestre said in an interview with the Sport newspaper, `We all talked to him and his father, ` he said. If he had come and told us:I want to go as Cesc Fabregas, Pedro, Alexis Sanchez and, as Javier Mascherano did, we would have reached an agreement, because what can you do with a stone on the boat? `He played with us like a cat with a mouse. The time has come when we said that we will not pay the renewal fee for his contract.
Asked for comment by Reuters, neither Neamr, nor any of its representatives have responded. Neymar renewed his contract with Barcelona in 2016, making it clear that in order to be active he should receive a bonus of 26 million euros. Barcelona did not pay this bonus and sent the money to a notary. The World Football Federation (FIFA) has begun investigating this case after receiving a complaint from the Brazilian striker. Mestre added that Neymar`s behavior has led to a rise in inflation in the transfer market. `If he wanted to go to Pari Saint-Germain and have said it clearly, we were ready to let him in for less money. ` On the one hand we could save a lot of money, and the media attention was notwe have a good impact, `said the vice president.