Psg started to fear if neymar was really deserved €222m during barca move

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The injury-prone megastar has not represented value for money since his shock €222 million move from Spain to France two years ago 
"Today the investment that we did is long-term and I am sure in two years, three years maximum, everyone will say ‘look at Paris Saint-Germain, they did a fantastic job'."
Those were the words of Paris Saint-Germain's Qatari chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi to The Telegraph after the world record signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar from Barcelona.
The €222 million spent by PSG to sign Neymar in 2017 is still the biggest transfer fee ever paid by a club and, at the time, more than doubled the most spent on a footballer.

It was a decision that came about because PSG's owners, Qatar Sports Investment (QSI), needed to make a statement at the end of the 2016-17 season. The club had just lost the Ligue 1 title to Monaco and had suffered a humiliating capitulation to Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16.
Despite PSG thrashing Barca 4-0 in Paris in the first leg, Neymar sparked an incredible comeback in the return at Camp Nou. He scored in the 88th and 91st minute before Sergi Roberto's strike on 95 minutes condemned PSG to a remarkable 6-1 loss on the night (6-5 on aggregate).
It was decided that the Samba icon was the man to inspire PSG to glory in the Champions League, the one trophy QSI are obsessed with winning.
It must be said that when fit enough to take to the field, Neymar has performed at an extraordinary level, scoring 48 goals and getting 27 assists in his 54 games as a PSG player - winning two Ligue 1 titles and both domestic cups last season.
But Neymar wasn't signed as a player to bring domestic glory to a club that had won four of the last five league championships before his arrival. Indeed, Al-Khelaifi said as much at the player's unveiling as a PSG player.
"Today, with the arrival of Neymar Jr, I am convinced that we will come even closer, with the support of our faithful fans, to realizing our greatest dreams," Al-Khelaifi said .
Every European club dreams of winning the Champions League and PSG are no nearer to lifting the famed trophy since Neymar made the jump.


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