Barcelona Presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell are also signatories, which is why they have been primarily called as witnesses in the legal cases surrounding this contract.
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Football Leaks has revealed that Neymar can expect to earn at least €49.5m (£39.7m, $56.3m) during his five-year deal with Barcelona.
Just for signing up with Barcelona, Neymar has already received 8.5 million euros as a bonus.
The Samba star is expected to land a new contract with Barca, but negotiations remain ongoing. For every season, Neymar receives 5 million gross, a misleading figure because not for climbing thanks to the bonus.
Any club wishing to purchase the Brazilian can pay €190million to buy him out of his current contract at the Nou Camp, which expires in June 2018. These mean last season’ s treble saw him earn an extra 1,700,000 euros.
There are various other clauses throughout the contract, with Neymar set to earn €637,500 each time Barcelona wins La Liga, €850,000 for the Champions League and €850,000 for winning the Copa del Rey.
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His mammoth release clause of £153 million is also detailed, alongside further bonuses of £343,000 for winning the Ballon d’Or and the same again for getting past the Champions League group stage. This is reflected in the contract: “Maximum efforts to integrate into Catalan society, respecting and assuming cultural values of the same, especially engaging in learning the Catalan language, which is essential to his integration”.
