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PSG Owner Says Neymar's Presentation Was Watched by 85 Million People in Brazil

Related Topics: Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Neymar Jr, Brazil

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has claimed 85 million people in Brazil watched Neymar's unveiling at the Parc des Princes in August after he was signed from Barcelona.

The Brazilian superstar moved to PSG in a world-record £200 million signing, and Al-Khelaifi admitted to being amazed at the number of people he was told watched the 25-year-old being presented, per Jason Burt in the Telegraph: "I spoke to the owner of Globo TV in Brazil, and he said, 'Guess how much people in Brazil watched the presentation of Neymar—just the presentation, not the first match.