Neymar signs contract with FC Barcelona, set to stay through 2018

56,500 Barça fans came to the Camp Nou to welcome Neymar to FC Barcelona. "Barça are more than a club and a great team and I want to help Leo Messi to continue to be the greatest player in the world," he said. Neymar da Silva Junior signed his contract with FC Barcelona on Monday afternoon. He will be a Barça player through the 2017/18 season. The signing ceremony took place at thye club’s offices in the Catalan capital. The player, Barça President Sandro Rosell, Vice President Josep Maria Bartomeu and the Football Director Andoni Zubizarreta were all in attendance.

CNA

June 3, 2013 11:11 PM

Barcelona (FCB).- Neymar da Silva Junior became an official player of FC Barcelona at 18.08 this afternoon. Nine days after the deal between Barça, Santos and Neymar became public, this Monday, June 3, the player signed his contract which will keep him at the Club through June 30, 2018. 56,500 Barça fans came to the Camp Nou to welcome Neymar to FC Barcelona. "Barça are more than a club and a great team and I want to help Leo Messi to continue to be the greatest player in the world," he said.


The signing ceremony took place at FC Barcelona offices and the player was accompanied by his representative. Barça President Sandro Rosell, Vice President Josep Maria Bartomeu and the Football Director Andoni Zubizarreta were also present. Earlier, Neymar passed a series of tests at the Hospital de Barcelona and at the Ciutat Esportiva's Medical Centre. He received the doctors OK.

Packed Camp Nou welcomes Neymar

Neymar, who was accompanied by a group of children from FCBEscola and the FC Barcelona hymn when he came out onto the pitch, started to juggle the ball to the delight of the crowd. He then addressed the fans: “Good afternoon everyone,” he said in Catalan, “I’m very happy to be a Barça player. I’m very excited, I’ve realised a dream. Thank you so much and Visca el Barça!”

“I came to help. Barça are more than a club and a great team and I want to help Messi to continue to be the best player in the world,” he said during his interview with Barça TV journalist, Laura Aparicio.