Neymar to be unveiled by PSG on Friday after completing world record £198m switch from Barcelona
NEYMAR will be unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Friday at 12.30pm on Friday.
The 25-year-old Brazilian's £198million move will finally look real when the striker faces the world's media as the most expensive player on the planet.
PSG welcomed their stunning capture in an official tweet confirming the time of their official press conference.
Imagine how the world football family will react to that!
The interest in the 25-year-old striker is overwhelming... and that's before he's addressed TV, radio, newspaper and magazine writers over his stunning transfer from Barcelona.
Neymar will then be introduced to fans on Saturday at PSG's first game of the season against Amiens at Parc des Princes.
He said he has joined "one of the most ambitious clubs in Europe".
"Paris St-Germain's ambition attracted me to the club, along with the passion and the energy this brings," he added.
"I feel ready to take the challenge. From today, I will do everything I can to help my new team-mates."
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PSG reached the last eight of the Champions League last season.
NEYMAR FACTS AND FIGURES
- Neymar scored 68 goals in four full seasons at Barcelona behind Cristiano Ronaldo (139), Messi (134), Luis Suarez (85), Antoine Griezmann (76) and Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz (70).
- He had the fifth most direct assists with 38 - again behind Messi (54), Atletico Madrid's Koke (45), Suarez (43) and Ronaldo (42).
- He had the highest number of chances created last season (91) - more than any other PSG player (Angel di Maria had 78).
- Edinson Cavani scored almost three times as many league goals (35) than Neymar (13) last season.
They were, incidentally,- knocked out by a Neymar-inspired Barcelona - and were then pipped to the French title by Monaco.
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