Neymar has committed his future to La Liga champions Barcelona by signing a new deal until 2021.
The Brazil captain has been a huge success since moving to Camp Nou from Santos ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, and netted 31 goals as Barca completed a Liga and Copa del Rey double last season.
There had been increasing speculation during the close-season that the likes of Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid were all willing to meet Neymar s release clause and prize away one of Barca s key assets.
However, Barca always maintained that Neymar was going nowhere and the Catalan giants confirmed on Friday he has penned a contract extension.
[OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT] will continue at until 2021
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
The Brazilian s buy-out clause has been set at €200million for the first year of his contract, rising to €222m for the second and €250m for the final three years.
Since moving to Barca, Neymar has formed a devastating triumvirate with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, with the trio dubbed MSN .
Neymar helped Barca to a Liga, Copa and Champions League treble in 2014-15, but faced criticism at times last term over a perceived dip in form despite being shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d Or.
However, he remains an integral part of Barca s devastating attack and news of his fresh deal is a huge boost to Luis Enrique s squad.
The Brazil captain s lawyer, Marcos Motta, claimed via Twitter on Thursday that the agreement was the biggest contract in the history of football .
Barca representative Andre Cury called the comment idiotic in a subsequent interview, with Motta later attempting to clarify his comments on social media, stating: Just replace biggest with best and everything is OK!
[INFOGRAPHIC] s three seasons, by the numbers
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Regardless of the finer details, with his contract situation secure, Neymar can now focus on aiding Brazil s push for a first Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 later this year.
