The Neymar (31) era at Paris Saint-Germain is over. The Brazilian playmaker has left the French capital to join PIF-funded Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Hilal this week.
In a rather unexpected turn of events, given Neymar’s injury history, Les Parisiens have been able to recoup some of the record-breaking €222m they paid six years ago. Indeed, it is reported that Al-Hilal’s outlay for Neymar is close to the €100m mark.
Neymar turned up at PSG’s brand-new Poissy training centre this Thursday to say his goodbyes to his now-former teammates. It has also transpired today that PSG’s new winger Ousmane Dembélé (26) has inherited his shirt number at PSG, the No. 10. On the Ligue 1 champions’ official online shop, the France international is associated with the #10 jersey. It is not the first time that Dembélé picks up the Brazilian’s old shirt number. When Neymar traded Barcelona for PSG in 2017, his #11 jersey with the Blaugranas fell to Dembélé, who had just joined from Dortmund in a €135m move. The former Stade Rennais youth product is expected to feature this Saturday night at Toulouse in his first competitive outing with Les Parisiens.
When Neymar left Paris Saint-Germain, leaving the iconic No10 vacant, it didn't take long for it to be snapped up. And the lucky man is now known: the latest addition to the Red & Blue squad, Ousmane Dembélé.
This is the very first time in his career that Ousmane Dembélé will wear the number 10 on his shirt. He wore the number 23 at Rennes, then the number 7 at Dortmund, and finally the numbers 11 and 7 at Barcelona. With the French national team, he has always worn the number 11, which was taken by Marco Asensio.
The nuumber 10 is a number rich in history, worn by some of the club's greatest legends: Rai, Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Pastore, Susic... "I know what this number represents, and I'll wear it with pride. The 10 is magic," he says in the short video published by the club.
lowlifejosi
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OFFICIAL; Dembele becomes Neymar's replacement at the PSG hospital 😅😅
Vector007
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2017 Barcelona sold Neymar to PSG 2017 Barcelona bought Dembele to replace him 2023 PSG sold Neymar to Al Hilal 2023 PSG bought Dembele to replace him 2025 Al Hilal will sell Neymar to only God knows 2025 guess who will replace him ? 😂😂
Iamdjdan
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They’re not going to play in Europe this season 😭😭
Dennisly
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just a reminder Erling Haaland has yet to score in any of the five finals he has played with Manchester City ⚽️❌ Those he deserves the balloon d'or than Leo Messi ? Four trophies though 😏
HIRO237
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Dembele just replacing Neymar everywhere he goes
Peaceking1234
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Meanwhile Dembele when he scores his first goal for PSG be like💯😂😂😂
mannangwangsa
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We will see how much impact could dembele bring for PSG this campaign..Everyone Said now PSG are out of Messiah and Neymar shadows..But as far as we can see with all that spending in the summer transfer window the results are poor very poor they hardly win a match, half draw and lost half the matches till now as compared to last season..But the most funny part is that they hardly draw against average teams Or even lost the match forget about rival and top teams. If they thought they are better without Neymar and Messiah then show us with your performance and results..Newcastle United might win against PSG in UCL round 2..Money cannot Buy Gifted and Genius players like Messiah GOAT but hardworking, passion and determination players like CR7, Haaland, L Martinez, Lukaku etc that money can Buy.