Barcelona attacker Neymar signed a bumper £402,808 per week contract that will keep him at the club until 2021, ending media speculation about a possible move away from the Camp Nou.
Neymar has been one of the most talked about players in the transfer window, as he was linked to a number of top European sides. Paris Saint Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid were among the top teams vying for the Brazilian’s signature, but their hopes came crashing down as the Catalans announced that he had extended his contract.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the excruciatingly high weekly salary:
RUMOURS: Neymar will now earn more than Messi with new Barcelona contract https://t.co/j1yRV82dGi pic.twitter.com/PbZMzvpn29
— Goal (@goal) July 2, 2016
Neymar’s new contract:
£20,946,058.64 a year
£402,808.82 a week
£57,544.11 a day
£2,397.67 a hour
£39.96 a minute— Brazil Football (@BrazilEdition) July 2, 2016
So Neymar now gets £480,000 a week after tax. That equates to £2400 an hour or £40 a minute. Epitomises the ridiculous amount players get.
— Matty Roper (@M_Roper96) July 2, 2016
Neymar (24) is now the best paid player. He will earn €25M per season after taxes. Which is €3M more than what Messi (29) earns. [MARCA]
— Barça News Forum (@BarcaNewsForum) July 2, 2016
Neymar rejected a contract worth €50 million per year from Real Madrid.
Perez be like ? pic.twitter.com/mvM7WI8mDU— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) July 1, 2016
Neymar: Five more years at #Barca ? https://t.co/W8n84BHg4h pic.twitter.com/dRlL1iXarY
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) July 1, 2016
Neymar signs a new #Barca deal.
It has a £167m release clause.#FCB #Barcelonahttps://t.co/LhtHv9HYwK pic.twitter.com/gSS5O1eDe7
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 1, 2016
Neymar’s new #Barca contract includes a minimum fee release clause rising to €250M ? pic.twitter.com/WGup2tK9Y1
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) July 1, 2016
Neymar will earn €15 million per year at Barça. He rejected contract of €40m a year from PSG & €50m per year from RMpic.twitter.com/hfOA8PM69g
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) July 1, 2016
Neymar’s new contract is absolutely insane! Wouldn’t mind earning over £20m a year playing for the best team in the world! ?
— Benn Rice (@BennRice) July 2, 2016
Neymar’s new contract at Barca is absolutely mental, 11 hours into his new contract and he’d already earned more than I do in a year.
— Tom Dolby (@Tom_Dolby) July 2, 2016
€480,000-a-week contract for Neymar. That’s £402,000 every 7 days. My goodness
— iHppyguy (@Eddy_Happyguy) July 2, 2016
Honestly, with this new contract, Neymar better give his performance of a lifetime this next Champions League.
— Marco Lucka (@MarcoLucka) July 2, 2016
Xavi on Neymar’s contract renewal: “I am thrilled that Neymar has renewed with Barcelona: It’s magnificent news for barcelonismo”
— Barça News Forum (@BarcaNewsForum) July 2, 2016
With the rolling buy-out clause barca inserted in Neymar’s new contract, he will be harder to steal away from Catalonia than ever.
— Yoruba Boy Not Demon (@iam_tomilade) July 2, 2016
