Neymar received a hero’s welcome from Paris Saint-Germain fans at their Parc des Princes home on Saturday as he vowed to win “lots of trophies” following his world record transfer.
The 25-year-old was presented to fans on the pitch ahead of their opening Ligue 1 match of the season at home to Amiens, telling fans: “Thank you! I’m very happy, I’m delighted to be here for this new challenge.”
The Brazilian, who cost a staggering 222 million euros ($264m), then delighted fans by running over to the end where PSG’s most hardcore supporters converge and launched his jersey into the throng of delirious ‘Ultras’.
It was the only action they would see from Neymar, though, as his international transfer certificate wasn’t lodged in time with the French league to allow him to make his debut against Amiens.
But the club had already started to recoup a part of their massive outlay on Neymar on Friday as he was unveiled to the press.
More than 10,000 shorts were sold in a single day, bringing in around 1 million euros.
Neymar Jr presentation at the parc des princes https://t.co/NwUh94FSjL
— PSG Officiel (@PSG_inside) August 5, 2017
