Neymar was made to "cry more than once" by Barcelona's former Director of Football Raul Sanllehi before leaving the club for Paris Saint-Germain, leaked documents reveal.
The Brazilian superstar joined the French club in the summer of 2017 for a world record transfer fee of €222million (£198m) – a sum that has yet to be surpassed in the five years since. It was a stunning move that helped shift the landscape of European football.
Barca were powerless to prevent their star forward from leaving the club as PSG triggered his release clause at the Camp Nou. It was a show of strength from the French club, who flexed their financial muscles and underlined their ambitions to become the best team in world football.
