Neymar completes £50m move to Barcelona

Neymar has completed his move to Barcelona in a deal that will unite the Brazil star with Lionel Messi in a formidable attacking partnership, and he has already made his intentions clear.

The Brazilian travelled straight to Spain from Brazil's 2-2 draw against England in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, and in his interview on the Nou Camp pitch he said: 'I'm here to help and to help Messi to continue to be the best player in the world.'

Neymar was greeted at Barcelona airport - having arrived slightly behind schedule - before being taken to the club's offices to pose for photographs in the Blaugrana shirt and to undergo a medical.


The forward passed 'exhaustive tests' before committing his future to the club until June 2018 in the presence of president Sandro Rosell, vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu and sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta. The transfer fee remained undisclosed.

Neymar was later paraded on the Nou Camp pitch in front of thousands of Barca fans, where he said: 'I'm very happy to be a Barcelona player, it is a dream. I want to bring everything I can to "more than a club" as Barca is and i want to help barca continue to be the best club in the world.'

The signing of Neymar further boosts the Primera Division champions' attacking riches and the prospect of him linking up with four-time reigning world player of the year Messi is a mouthwatering one.

It remains to be seen just how Barca coach Tito Vilanova will utilise the two forwards in the same side.