After more than three hours of negotiations, Barcelona and Santos have reached an agreement for the Brazilian player Barca view from next season, the absence of both clubs made official the signing.
The Saints announced that it has agreed to sell Neymar , and now is the player who has to decide, because it has two offers on the table, that of Barca and Real Madrid .
Still, as has been told Mundo Deportivo agreement between Barcelona and Santos was signed at midnight (00.00, Brazilian time) after hard and intensive negotiations because of Stalking Real Madrid, who insisted until the last moment.
Signed for five years
Neymar (21 years) can be regarded player and FC Barcelona . Last night, after midnight in Barcelona and the Brazilian evening, Barca and Santos reached an agreement for the transfer of the crack. An entente that in the absence of complete details, Neymar would link with the club for the next five seasons . The final price of the transaction was not revealed, but it was spoken in Brazil for Santos Barca receive between 23 and 25 million euros which would add a couple of friendlies. The agreement with Santos precipitate events with DIS and TEISA groups, since once there is a done deal with Santos, Barca and the player will have all the competitive effects because they have their federal rights, which are Santos club property.
In this way, the club ensures strategic recruitment of a player who has a huge projection and it is said that you can follow in the footsteps of other Brazilian players the likes of Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho. It also leaves Real Madrid with two noses spans since the white club, with Florentino Perez at the helm, first attempted to sign Neymar in 2011 without success (the club blocked it in a clever maneuver of Sandro Rosell and Raul Sanllehí) and Now, in 2013, sought to increase the cost of operation and repeatedly dynamite. The white president has failed once again.
A very intense morning
All rushed yesterday in an operation that took place yesterday in Vila Belmiro Santos headquarters and attended by Raul Sanllehí, by the club, the agent Andre Cury, a confidant of the Catalan club in this transfer, the representative Mark Malachi, Neymar da Silva , father of Neymar, the representative Wagner Ribeiro, Vice President of the Saint Odilo Santistas Rodrigues and several managers. The father of the crack, after a half hour of meeting, the abandoned. Who appeared mediated later was one of the lawyers of the Saints, a sign that the negotiations were on track.
Gradually the local media were giving appointment Saints headquarters, alerted that the agreement was near. Even the footballer, who was shooting a commercial at the club, waiting impatiently for his presence if it was necessary. From the club after midnight, and it was admitted that the agreement was near.
Barca Rights
Although the Santos has 55% of the rights of Neymar, your federal rights are their own, which does not require the club to reach an entente with DIS (company that owns 40% of the rights of the crack) and Teisa (group of investors that has 5%). This was explained to Juan de Dios Crespo MD , a renowned expert in sports law. "Neymar Santos belongs only. Another thing is the contract you have with other companies, we have to see if they are legal or not. If they were illegal, the club should not pay any more. But if the club closes a deal with Santos Neymar would already own and may enroll in the LFP and UEFA and make it play smoothly. The other companies may claim compensation or Barca but Neymar Santos could also play at Barca, "he added.
Source : MundoDeportivo