A fairytale journey from rags to riches

Neymar's journey to a record-breaking transfer fee of $262 million started in a poor district of southern Brazil, a few blocks from the local dump.

A spectacular move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain is expected to be completed by the weekend after the 25-year-old striker and his father met with officials of the Catalan club on Wednesday, informing them that Neymar wanted to leave.

The son of a journeyman soccer player for Brazil's smallest teams, Neymar was born in the industrial city of Mogi das Cruzes, some 60 km north of Sao Paulo, the country's largest metropolis.