MAKING ENDS MEET-SOMEWHERE

£199,000,000 at least, plus add ons, such as a wage, his agent's fees (his dad's), etc etc. Neymar will have a French sword hanging over his head, as he seeks to transform PSG's fortunes. Paris Saint-Germain is the top team in the French Lique 1 and do pretty well in UEFA, so what do the board members of the Parisian club really want, World domination? Well, the sovereign state, Qatar, is funding all this, presumably on money gained from its gas reserves. In 2017, Qatar's Arab neighbours cut off diplomatic relations with the state, which is accused of funding terrorism and manipulating internal affairs of its neighbours. Money in, money out.

In France, PSG has dominated the Ligue 1 since 2011-12 until 2015-16, losing the championship to Monaco last season, 2016-17. A disaster for PSG and obviously a need for investment.
Lyon won 8 titles on the trot between 2002-2008, Marseille 2009-10, then Lille 2010-11.
Montpellier sneaked in with a win in 2011-12 and then came the PSG sequence.
PSG won the Coupe de France (Cup) from 2015 for three years in succession.
PSG won the Coupe de la Lique between 2014-17 and
the Trophee des Champions 2013-17; BUT NO EUROPEAN TITLES!

Let's forget the politics and trade boycotts associated with the PSG owners, Qatar. Barcelona used to wear a Charity symbol on their shirts but now it is Qatar Airways. Money talks and so does advertising, which along with PSG's success will lift Qatar's status to the stratosphere, ready for the FIFA World Cup in 2022.  But what about FFP? That may come into play TODAY? Heard the news?

Qatar already has Global presence at Goodwood, golf and tennis world wide. For a country with a population of 2.57 million, it certainly bats above its average; oh yes, there is cricket too £££££.