French taxman excited by Neymar windfall


Barcelona soccer player Neymar attends a fashion event in Shanghai, China July 31, 2017. Picture taken July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

PARIS (Reuters) - The French taxman is delighted about the prospect of Brazilian soccer star Neymar joining Paris St Germain, the minister in charge of France's public accounts said on Thursday.

The striker is expected to join the French club on a wage of around 550,000 euros (492,180 pounds) a week after a record-breaking 222 million euros transfer from Spanish giants Barcelona.

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