Neymar: "We are opposed to the artificial inflation of the market" (J.M. Bartomeu, FC Barcelona)

"We have passed all the details of the operation (of Neymar Jr's transfer from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain) to UEFA for two reasons. Because we are opposed to the artificial inflation of the football market and because we want to protect football and make it sustainable. We are a club with 118 years of history, great players, and more than 140,000 socios. This club is ours, that of the socios," said Josep Maria Bartomeu, president of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), at the 38^th World Congress of Penyes (official club supporters' groups), at the Palais des Congrès de Catalunya in Barcelona (ESP) on 07/08/2017.

The Brazilian international Neymar Jr. signed a five-year contract (2017-2022) with Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) on 03/08/2017, after he cancelled his contract with FC Barcelona (with whom he was bound until 2021) with the settlement of a clause in the contract with the transfer of €222m.

"Everything has a limit and no player can be bigger than Barça. No individual interests can take precedence over the interests of the club. When doubts arose over his…