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Barcelona have a lot of money to spend. Who will they buy? Composite: Rex/Shutterstock, AFP, Getty Images

Who Should Barcelona Sign to Replace Neymar?

by Ben McAleer | Aug 6, 2017 | Sports

The first transfer to break the £100m barrier cost nearly £200m. The easiest way for Barcelona to appease their supporters will be by investing that money in a high-profile successor. Here are seven players they could sign – and one who they already have signed – to...

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Lionel Messi celebrates with a delighted mob of fans after Barcelona’s 6-1 second-leg win over PSG in March. They lost the first leg 4-0. Photograph: Santi Garcés/FC Barcelona

Neymar to PSG: How Money and Lionel Messi Led to the Sale of the Century

by Thaer Abbas | Aug 5, 2017 | Sports

London- At the end of Barcelona’s comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in March, their hero leapt on to the advertising boards at the north end of the Camp Nou, fans surging forward at his feet, still barely able to believe what they had just seen. At first he swayed...

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Brazilian strike Neymar confirmed his departure from Barcelona FC. (AFP)

Barcelona Confirm Neymar’s Departure from Club

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2017 | Sports

Brazilian striker Neymar is leaving Barcelona FC, announced the club on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation over his fate. His new destination has not been revealed, but he has recently been heavily linked to a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Earlier on Wednesday,...

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‘It will be fascinating to see how this compelling little sprite of a footballer finds room to grow and assert his will, a mere superstar in the presence of greatness.’ Illustration: Nathan Daniels for the Guardian

Neymar Won’t leave Barcelona while He is Hovering Close to the Throne

by Barney Ronay | Apr 3, 2017 | Sports

Mourinho was surely right when he described the week’s most exciting transfer rumour, the notion Neymar might be lured to Manchester United, as “absurd”, “impossible” and “like trying to break into a safe”. Sadly for the Premier League, this must surely be the case....

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Neymar celebrates after Barcelona’s triumph. Photograph: Andreu Dalmau/EPA

Neymar Stands Apart to Make the Impossible Possible for Barcelona

by Sid Lowe | Mar 11, 2017 | Sports

“As long as there’s a 1% chance, we’ll have 99% faith,” Neymar wrote in the aftermath of Barcelona’s 4-0 destruction in Paris – but by the time he stood over the ball the odds didn’t even look that good. They didn’t to everyone else, anyway. 1%? If only. Their first...