Officially .. Barcelona announces Neymar's desire to leave the club

MADRID (Reuters) - Brazilian star Neymar da Silva has informed the administration of his decision to leave at a meeting on Wednesday at the Catalan club, the club said.According to the Barcelona website in a statement on the Internet, the player Neymar, accompanied by his father and his agent, told Barcelona this morning of his decision to leave, in a meeting held at the club.

On the other hand, the club informed them that the contract payment of € 222 million had to be paid and would have to be deposited in full.

In response to the claim for the extension of the contract, Barcelona said the amount was still being filed with the notary until the case was resolved.

Barcelona confirmed in the statement that the player stays in the club, but with temporary permission not to participate in the team's training.