Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar faces investigations from the French authorities for making illegal propaganda. The story goes back to two weeks ago, when Neymar posted livefor a poker tournament on his channelon Twitch.
In the 60th minute, Neymar lost one million euros, according to what “Sport Bild” wrote, following which Neymar seemed to cry and express his discontent. For reference, Neymar earns 60 million euros a year in Paris Saint-Germain.
But the problem does not stop at this point, but Neymar is in the framework of a business partnership with “Blaze”, which is a phrase on an online casino that has published a poker tournament on his channel, which is contrary to French laws that prevent casinos on the Internet and also prevent the promotion of poker tournaments on the Internet.
According to RMC Sport, the French National Games Authority is looking into the incident to ensure that the live broadcast by Neymar was from France or not. In the broadcast, Neymar does not speak French, nor does he address the French public directly. And in the event that it was proven that the transfer reached the French viewers, theNeymar may be punishedAccording to what was stated in the German “Sport Bild” website.
And when journalist Daniel Riolo was told on the “After Foot” program that Neymar would be fined, he laughed and said that the fine he would pay would still be less than what his partner would pay him. It is not known how much Neymar gets from the deal with the poker company Blaze, with which he has a four-year cooperation, according to Sport Bild.
Mathematically, Neymar is currently out of the limelight, as he suffers from an ankle injury that has kept him out of action since the end of last February and made him miss the Champions League round of 16, which brought his team to Bayern Munich. Neymar is scheduled to return to the stadiums in the summer.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
10th place – Eden Hazard
After seven years with Chelsea, the Belgian Eden Hazard (third from right) left the Premier League in the summer of 2019 to join Real Madrid. The royal club in the Spanish capital paid 115 million euros for the transfer of the playmaker.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
9th place – Cristiano Ronaldo
Despite winning the Ballon d’Or five times and setting numerous records, Cristiano Ronaldo is not the most expensive transfer. In 2009, the Portuguese star moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid for a then-record amount of €94 million. After nine years, he left the royal club to move to Juventus Turin in 2018 for 117 million euros.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Eighth place: Jack Grealish
In the summer of 2021, Jack Grealish left Birmingham, his hometown club, Aston, which he had joined since he was six years old. Manchester City paid 117.5 million euros to include the left winger for the England national team, which is a record for a transfer within the English Premier League. Grealish now holds the title of ‘most valuable English player’ which is a heavy burden, as he himself later admitted.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Seventh place: Antoine Griezmann
After long speculation, the French star and then-world champion moved from Atletico Madrid to FC Barcelona in 2019. Barcelona paid La Liga rivals the €120m release clause stipulated in Griezmann’s old contract with Atletico. The striker was awarded a five-year contract with a release clause of 800 million euros. But later Griezmann returned to Atletico for much less money.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Sixth place: Enzo Fernandez
A fictional deal concluded by Benfica Lisbon: In the summer of 2022, the Portuguese club acquired the signing of midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the ancient Argentine club River Plate, for only 14 million euros. Seven months later, he sold it to Chelsea, England, for 121 million euros. Fernandez recently won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with Argentina, and was awarded the best young player in the tournament.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Fifth place – Joao Felix
The Portugal international (right) is considered the talent of the century. Joao Felix is a playmaker and can do almost everything with the ball: he shoots with both feet and has excellent heading technique. In the summer of 2019, Atletico Madrid ignited the race of major clubs seeking to sign the young star, and in the end, the Spaniards paid a total of 127.2 million euros to Benfica Lisbon in exchange for the services of Joao Felix.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Fourth place – Philippe Coutinho
In 2017, the Brazilian midfielder moved from Liverpool to Barcelona for €135 million. But in reality, Philippe Coutinho is not entirely happy in Catalonia. In the 2019/2020 season, Coutinho moved on loan to Bayern Munich for one season, and in the end the Bundesliga record holder did not activate the option to buy Coutinho for 120 million euros, so the Brazilian star returned to Barcelona following that.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Third place – Ousmane Dembele
When he moved to Borussia Dortmund from Rennes in the summer of 2016, he was celebrated as a football jewel. Soon Ousmane Dembele attracted the interest of the biggest clubs in Europe. The French player moved to FC Barcelona in the summer of 2017 for an amount of 140 million euros. No club in the Bundesliga has ever received such an amount in return for waiving a player.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
Second place – Kylian Mbappe
The French star has long matured into one of the best players in the world. Many mention Kylian Mbappe at the same time they talk regarding stars like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. In the summer of 2017, Paris Saint-Germain paid €180 million to buy the then 18-year-old striker from Ligue 1 rivals Monaco. In 2018, Mbappe became world champion with France, and in 2022 he became runner-up to the world champion.
From Hazard to Neymar – the 10 most expensive transfers in football history
First place – Neymar
222 million euros is the value of the penalty clause stipulated in the Brazilian star Neymar’s contract with FC Barcelona in 2017. Most people thought it was an imaginary amount until the Qatari financier came to Paris Saint-Germain and paid the amount. However, so far, neither Neymar nor Mbappe have been able to give the French club the long-awaited Champions League title that Saint-Germain has not won before. Prepared by: Stefan Netsler / Salah Sharara
