URGENT ¥¥¥ Football: La Liga rejects payment of Neymar buyout clause
Madrid, Aug 3, 2017 (AFP) - Spain's La Liga refused to accept the payment of Neymar's 222 million euro ($260 million) buyout clause, a league spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, potentially delaying the Brazilian's world record move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.
"We can confirm that the legal representatives of the player attended La Liga to pay the clause and this has been rejected," the spokesperson told AFP.
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