'An unforgettable cheque' - Neymar's former agent opens up on Brazilian 'unreal' €220m exit from Barcelona and reveals PSG's incredible salary offer

Neymar swapped Barcelona for PSG in 2017 for a world-record fee and now his former agent, Wagner Ribeiro, has explained the magnitude of the deal and the Brazilian's salary increasing by €15m.

He told Complément d’enquête, via Foot Mercato: “It was an unforgettable cheque. We even took a photo of it – €220m! There won’t be any other transfers of this magnitude. It came from the Qatari bank and was written in Arabic. I didn’t understand all of it but I will never forget the figure. It was almost unreal. Neymar went from a salary of €25m at Barça to €40m at PSG. [PSG president] Nasser [Al-Khelaifi] spent without counting because he absolutely wanted the title (Champions League). With them, there are no limits: when they want something, they get it.”

Unfortunately, Neymar, arguably, did not live up to that huge transfer fee - despite winning a hatful of trophies for PSG. Towards the end of his spell there, the ex-Barca star was booed by supporters and criticised publicly. But he remains the most expensive football transfer move of all time.

Fast forward to the present and Neymar, now 33, is back with boyhood club Santos. He's been back on the sidelines through injury recently and will hope to return on April 7 when Santos face Bahia.