Neymar calls FC Barcelona ‘dream of a child’ in farewell Instagram video

Neymar’s stunning €222m transfer was finalised on Thursday as he signed a five-year deal after Paris Saint Germain agreed to meet his massive release clause.

Neymar described his time at FC Barcelona as the “dream of a child” after completing his world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Neymar joined Paris Saint Germain for a world record fee. (AFP)

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The Brazil international’s stunning €222m transfer was finalised on Thursday as he signed a five-year deal at the Parc des Princes after the Ligue 1 club agreed to meet his massive release clause.

And in a series of videos on his Instagram account, Neymar said: “The life of an athlete is made by challenges. Some are given to us, others are fruits of our own decisions to keep the light that illuminates our career, which is intense but short.

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“Barcelona was much more than a challenge, it was the dream of a child who played with those stars through the video game.”