Professional athletes at the top level are often revered. In part, this is down to the vast sums of money they can earn. There’s also an element of appreciation for their ability to compete among the best. One such example is Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, who, in a bid to ‘move away from Messi’s shadow, completed a record-breaking move to French side Paris Saint Germain in 2017. However, Neymar is injury p ...

In August, 2017, Neymar left Barcelona for PSG in what was to become the moment to change footballing business as we know it. The agreed-upon fee between the two clubs was € 222 million, shattering all previous records for fees paid for players looking for new challenges.  Transfer windows since then have never been the same. Not long ago, €40 million was considered to be a huge (but fair) fee for a player ...