Neymar will be a Barcelona player. There is a total agreement between the Azulgrana club, Neymar and Santos, and all that is left to sort out are third-party minor details for the deal to be definitively agreed on and signed. Barça's signing of the Brazilian superstar will cost them a cool €50 million.

Neymar will most probably sign for 5 seasons and earn €7 million a year. Barcelona is looking to make the signing public this coming Sunday after the Espanyol game, or if not on Monday next week.

Santos announced, after last night's marathon meeting in its headquarters, that it had two offers on the table - one from Barcelona and the other from Real Madrid, and that it had left the decision up to Neymar himself as to who would be the lucky suitor. Well, the man has decided, and he's headed for Barcelona...