Massive Neymar transfer fee shows how broken system is - FIFPro


(Reuters) - The record 222 million-euro (200 million pounds) fee Paris St Germain is paying to acquire Neymar from Barcelona shows just how wrong the transfer system is, world players' union FIFPro said on Friday.

FIFPro is lobbying the European Union to ban transfer fees which it says concentrates power in the hands of a few mega-rich clubs, to the detriment of most players and the sport itself.

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