Neymar, PSG and Barcelona: How transfer rumours really work

Where did the story that Paris Saint-Germain were to pay £195m for the striker actually come from?

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Soccer superstar Neymar is at the centre of a media storm amid reports he is leaving Barcelona to join French side Paris Saint-Germain for a world record fee of £195m.

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