Neymar the new face of megadeals

Record transfer to PSG places Brazil icon at forefront of soccer's latest cash splash

BARCELONA - Neymar could be presented as a Paris Saint-Germain player as early as this weekend after Barcelona admitted defeat in convincing the Brazilian to stay at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

After saying goodbye to his Barca teammates, the 25-year-old forward departed for Porto by private jet, surrounded by an entourage that included his father and agent Neymar Sr and Wagner Ribeiro, an adviser who said PSG would pay the player's $262 million buyout clause in the "coming hours".