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Transfers Podcast EXTRA: The inside story of Neymar’s world-record €222m transfer

Season 1, Ep. 30

Robin Bairner joins Ronan Murphy for a Transfers Podcast Extra.


+ Neymar’s ruined relationship with Barcelona


+ Anatomy of a €222m transfer


+ How the deal shook the European game


+ Still impacting football in 2025


+ Scandal, outrage and infamy


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Timestamps


00:00 Intro

00:51 Neymar's Early Career & Barcelona

02:55 World record transfer

09:27 Neymar at PSG

24:36 The aftermath and fallout

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