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La Liga rejects payment of Neymar buyout clause

by Afp

Madrid (AFP) – Spain’s La Liga refused to accept the payment of Neymar’s 222 million euro ($260 million) buyout clause, a league spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, potentially delaying the Brazilian’s world record move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.

“We can confirm that the legal representatives of the player attended La Liga to pay the clause and this has been rejected,” the spokesperson told AFP.

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