Neymar to PSG: The state-sponsored transfer


Neymar is a PSG player. Two hundred and twenty two million euros have been forked out by the Parisians. The question is, with Financial Fair Play restrictions, how can they afford it? In this piece for Get French Football News I look at the role played by the state of Qatar, the nation who effectively own PSG and have bankrolled this mega-money move. Neymar's transfer, I argue, is symptomatic of a wider trend within football, that being the growing dominance of state-sponsored clubs.



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