So it is done. Neymar has officially become the world’s most expensive player as he will be unveiled by PSG on the weekend after his transfer from Barcelona. The money is staggering, around £200 million for the Brazilian forward who will now look to step out of the shadow of Lionel Messi and forge forward to success with PSG. There has been a lot of arguments over the money involved in this deal, but looking ahead to the action on the pitch, Sky Bet have launched some Neymar specials.
So the Brazilian will be joining the Parisians, who are already one of the powerhouses in the country. They did miss out on the Ligue 1 title to Monaco last season, but they swept their way to Cup successes in getting past the Principality club. They will, more likely than not, be back with a vengeance this season and they will also have their eye on another deep run in the UEFA Champions League.
In the last five seasons of the UEFA Champions League, PSG have been to the quarter finals four times and have lost in the round of 16 once. So they have been fairly consistent performers and they will be hoping that Neymar will repay his hefty wages by getting them closer to the title. Neymar teams up with the likes of Angel Di Maria, Julian Draxler, Dani Alves, Lucas Moura and Edinson Cavani at PSG and coach Unai Emery is obviously going to be welcoming in the extra firepower.
Neymar scored 68 league goals in four seasons for Barcelona in his time there and in that period he had the fifth most direct assists as well in La Liga. Interestingly though last season, his new team mate Edinson Cavani scored 35 league goals to the 13 that Neymar managed. Overall in all competitions, Neymar scored 105 goals and produced 80 assists in 186 games for Barca, winning two La Liga titles and one Champions League title. He has scored 52 goals in 77 appearances for Brazil.
Sky Bet Neymar RequestABet Specials
Neymar to score 20+ League goals 2/5
Neymar to score 25+ League goals 9/4
Neymar to be French Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer 7/2
Neymar to score 30+ League goals 7/1
Neymar to be Champions League Top Goalscorer 20/1
Neymar to score against Barcelona in Champions League Final 80/1
So there are some options for you to look at and PSG are 1/6 at Sky Be to win back the French Ligue 1 title this season with Neymar in their ranks (current champions Monaco are 6/1) as well as being odds on favourites at 8/11 to win the French League Cup and 10/11 favourites to win the Coupe de France as well. Treble anyone? It could be a stellar season ahead for them and how much of that will be down to Neymar? Basically the clubs success is pretty much all on his shoulders now.
Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer Market
Edinson Cavani 3/5, Radamel Falcao 5/1, Neymar 7/2, Kylian Mbappe 9/2, Mario Balotelli 14/1, bar 30/1.
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