Neymar signed with La Liga’s Barcelona in 2013 after transferring from Brazilian club Santos in exchange for roughly $76 million. He joined the French membership Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 for what was a then-record $263 million switch charge. In August 2017, Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG in a transfer value €222 million, making him the world's most costly participant. Al-Hilal had been reportedly undeterred by the Argentine superstar's decision and immediately set their sets on his former Barcelona and PSG teammate Neymar, who would command comparable wages to Cristiano Ronaldo at rival membership Al-Nassr.

In February 2020, Natalia confirmed her relationship with Neymar at his twenty eighth birthday in Paris, France, with a photo of them on her Instagram Story. “Everyone is conscious of how extraordinarily gifted you are, but when they could solely see how real & lovely you might be inside you coronary heart. You have all my respect and honor babe,” she captioned the picture. Neymar and Natalia dated for several months before their cut up in late 2020.

On 21 November, Neymar scored one and supplied a again heel help for Andrés Iniesta in Barcelona's 4–0 away win in opposition to Real Madrid. He scored twice in a 4–0 residence win over Real Sociedad on 28 November, taking his La Liga whole to 14 targets in 12 video games. On 30 November, Neymar was shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or alongside Messi and Ronaldo, and subsequently got here third. The entrance three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar completed the season with 131 targets, breaking the report they'd set the earlier 12 months for many objectives by an attacking trio in a single season. In May, the closing month of the season, Neymar scored the final objective in a 3–0 win towards Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. A week later, he scored both the group's goals in a 3–2-second leg defeat at the Allianz Arena to ensure Barça would qualify for the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.

The skillful winger, who has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League, is now price 10 occasions what Barca paid for him. The France international has been the perfect match on the proper aspect of Barca's back four, providing stability to a more attacking left-back and allowing Barca to change to a again three if needed. The only downside is he has been vocal about his need to play as a centre-back. Despite that, the €50m Barca paid to Sevilla for him final summer appears fair at this level for his output in his first season and his potential in the future.

I do not know if he devoted it to me, I heard that he did, however I additionally heard that he did not, the truth is that I do not care, that's up to now and I need to depart it there, it was an experience in my life that I do not remorse. But it's time to overcome that, as a end result of we have been separated for a 12 months,” she mentioned. The pair reunited after the dishonest scandal in January 2023 and announced her pregnancy on April 2023.

It is tough to judge the Brazilian midfielder's time with Barca as a outcome of there are so much of aspects to consider. A €31m signing from Gremio, he seemed a snip when producing a Xavi-like performance within the Champions League against Tottenham. However, he by no means really kicked on and, after seventy two appearances over two campaigns, he left for Juventus. Griezmann couldn't dovetail with Messi and left on loan for Atletico in 2021, making the deal everlasting last 12 months at a complete cost of round €30m, including the preliminary loan charge.

Neymar Sr, by his own admission, fresh off a failed soccer career, was compelled to move his spouse, Nadine, son and daughter, Rafaela, to his mother and father' house in Sao Vicente, a seaside city in Sao Paolo state. Neymar found a Barcelona residence to call his own in 2016 when he paid $5.2 million for a7,879-square-foot mansion within the Castelldefels neighborhood, where Messi additionally resided. The contemporary-style three-bedroom house sat alongside a ten,764-square-foot garden and a swimming pool, located on a hill with picturesque views of the Mediterranean Sea. The home, which additionally featured a fitness center and two residing rooms, formerly belonged to fellow Brazilian soccer participant Ronaldinho. Brazil went on to beat Switzerland 1-0 and lose to Cameroon 0-1, with a lot of the team’s top gamers given a rest through the match, which came after that they had already secured qualification for the knockout round.

On 10 October 2019, Neymar played his 100th match for Brazil in a friendly draw 1–1 with Senegal in Singapore. On 13 October 2020, he scored a hat-trick in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Peru, which Brazil won 4–2. He reached his 64th international goal and surpassed Ronaldo as the nation's second highest goalscorer of all time. On 2 July, Neymar scored his second goal of the World Cup in a 2–0 win over Mexico within the last 16, while also assisting Roberto Firmino for his goal. Meanwhile, Brazilian newspaper O Globo wrote that "Neymar has charmed Brazil, however aggravated the entire world".