Activating the €222 million release clause, the Blaugrana went to great lengths to stop this move from going ahead so easily after they had gotten La Liga involved who, in turn, rejected the deal after five representatives from PSG arrived at their headquarters to deposit the hefty sum.
Although they tried their best to complicate the matter further, the likes of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi had already taken to social media to bid farewell to the N in the infamous MSN.
Their efforts went to waste, though, as the fee was paid and they signed him to a mammoth five-year deal, tying him down until June 30, 2022.
Keen to take to the pitch on Saturday when Unai Emery’s side take on Amiens in their Ligue 1 opener, the Par des Princes side wasted very little time in pushing the move through and announcing it in relatively quick fashion.
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