Former Portugal winger Luis Figo left Barcelona for Real Madrid in 2000, for a then world record fee of \u00a337.4m, after Madrid paid his buyout clause. The move was greeted with anger by Barcelona fans.<\/p>\n
When asked how he felt about being compared to Figo,\u00a0Neymar\u00a0said: “I have done nothing bad. I am sad about the fact that the fans think that.<\/p>\n
“You are not obligated to remain at a club, if you wish to leave then the player has that right.”<\/p>\n
Al-Khelaifi added: “He left as a gentleman. It’s not fair to compare him with other players. He was trying to delay the process out of respect for Barcelona’s players and fans.<\/p>\n
“I’m shocked by the question.”<\/p>\n
‘Don’t worry about FFP’<\/strong><\/p>\n Neymar’s move was protracted as La Liga officials rejected the payment of his buyout clause from his lawyers. They instead had to deposit the money at Barcelona’s club office.<\/p>\n The La Liga stance is that PSG are violating Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, and Barcelona previously said they would report PSG to European football’s governing body Uefa for a FFP breach.<\/p>\n Al-Khelaifi defended the deal, saying: “We will be very transparent with Financial Fair Play. I have a strong team with me. If you are thinking about it, go have a coffee and don’t worry about it.<\/p>\n “There is only one decision that matters and that is with Uefa. We are working very transparently with Uefa.<\/p>\n “We don’t care about speculation in the media. We care that what we are doing is transparent and completely legal.”<\/p>\n Al-Khelaifi said\u00a0Neymar\u00a0has had an instant financial impact, adding: “Before\u00a0Neymar\u00a0the value of the club was $1bn, now it is $1.5bn.”<\/p>\n Defending the cost of the transfer, he said: “Today is expensive but in two or three years? I do not think it is expensive, we will definitely make more money. This is the power of PSG. It is an amazing transfer.”<\/p>\n Neymar, who denied he left Barcelona to step out of Lionel Messi’s shadow, added: “It is not a burden. I am 69kg and do not have a burden on my back.”<\/p>\n Paris clamour for\u00a0Neymar<\/strong><\/p>\n Neymar\u00a0arrived in Paris by private jet on Friday and was greeted by PSG officials, including the recently retired former left-back and Brazil international Maxwell.<\/p>\n The club’s shop on the Champs-Elysees was adorned with images of\u00a0Neymarand hundreds of fans queued to get their hands on a replica shirt of their new number 10, which set them back\u00a0over \u00a3100.<\/i><\/p>\n The forward says he is prepared to make his debut against Amiens in Paris on Saturday, despite having not yet spoken to PSG coach Unai Emery.<\/p>\n “I’m ready,” he said. “If I can play tomorrow, why not? I will speak with the staff and wait for the green light, but this is what I love to do – play football.”<\/p>\n![\"Neymar\"](\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/45D8\/production\/_97208871_neymar-2.jpg)
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