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Neymar, Most Famous Brazilian Football Star, Is Joining Barcelona
05/26/2013 - 11h29
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FROM SÃO PAULO
The most famous Brazilian player will play for Barcelona. Neymar and his club, Santos, accepted Friday night the proposal made by the Spanish team.
Barcelona will pay € 28 millions euros (and a € 7 million salary) to line him alongside Messi, Iniesta and Xavi. It will also play two friendly games with Santos, and the revenues will go to the Brazilian club.
The forward was being disputed by Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading Spanish teams.
He leaves Brazil one year before the World Cup hosted by the country and after a series of negotiations along the last three years.
Neymar, 21, had an impressive record with Santos. He won the Libertadores Cup in 2011, the Brazilian Cup in 2010 and three São Paulo State`s championships, from 2010 to 2012.
He still has to show the same performance with the National team. The highly expected first gold medal for Brazilian football at the Olympic Games didn`t happen last year, as Neymar and his fellows lost to Mexico in the final.