Neymar signed five - year contract at Barcelona before fans at Camp Nou . Spanish club say transfer cost of $ 75 million was raised after late interest from Real Madrid . The Brazil international , who flew overnight from Rio de Janeiro after playing in Sunday 's 2-2 draw with England , put pen to paper on his contract on Monday after passing a medical . Barca had initially intended to sign the forward in 2014 .
Neymar signed five - year contract at Barcelona before fans at Camp Nou . Spanish club say transfer cost of $ 75 million was raised after late interest from Real Madrid . Barca had initially intended to sign the forward in 2014 .