Finally: Neymar Pens New Deal With Barca, To Become Highest Paid Footballer In The World

The Brazilian will stay with the club till 2021, putting rest to contract talks that have dragged on for months, ESPN Brazil reports.Barcelona forward, Neymar has put pen to paper on a new deal with Barcelona that will keep him at the club for five more years, according to a report from his homeland.

The new contract is expected to put paid to interest from top European clubs who have made known their interest in the 24-year-old, especially Manchester United.

The Old Trafford team has consistently shown interest in the player, including expressing willingness to meet his massive £144 million buy-out clause.

While the terms of his new deal have not been made public, the club expressed willingness to double the player’s wag