46 NEW VISION, Friday, August 4, 2017 VISION SPORT Klischko French push bows out Neymer deal MADRID IT’s sh922bn owners did not need to worry about whether the transfer The French league on 's former world Neymar's imminent me- represents value for money. Thursday stepped into champi- ga-transfer from Barcelo- "We are not in a period the Neymar transfer affair, on Wladimir Klitschko na to Paris Saint-Germain anymore where you think, calling on their Spanish announced his retirement is "beyond calculation in some places: 'If I invest counterparts not to block from on Thursday and rationality", Arsenal that, I will get that back.' We the Brazilian’s move to to scupper any hopes of a manager Arsene Wenger are beyond that," said the Paris Saint-Germain. November rematch against said on Thursday. Frenchman. The LFP issued a strongly Britain's undisputed In a reference to PSG's "The number today involves worded statement hours champ . super-rich Qatari backers, a lot of passion, pride, public after La Liga refused to Ham- Wenger said the 222 million interest and you cannot accept a cheque presented burg-based euros ($260 million) deal rationalise that anymore." by Neymar’s advisors for 222 Klitschko was a consequence of what Citing the 1979 transfer million euro ($260 million) (right), 41, happens when "a country from Birmingham City to to pay his buyout clause with hangs up owns a club". Nottingham Forest of Trevor Barcelona. his gloves "For me, it is the conse- Francis, who became Britain's The French body urged the as one of quence of the ownerships first £1 million ($1.3 million, Spanish league “to stick to the all-time and that has completely 1.1 million euros) player, FIFA’s rules and its responsi- greats of the changed the whole land- Wenger said fees were now bilities” to allow the 25-year- ring after a scape of football in the last out of control. old’s world record switch to nine-and-a-half year reign as 15 years," he told a press "It also looks like the infla- the French capital. heavyweight champion, which conference at the Emirates tion is accelerating," he said. “The LFP is astonished was ended in 2015. Stadium. "We crossed the 100 million and does not understand La Klitschko, who won "Once a country owns a (euros) line last year (when Liga’s refusal to simply ac- super-heavyweight gold at club, everything is possible. Paul Pogba joined Manches- cept payment of the release the 1996 Olympic "It becomes very difficult ter United from Juventus) clause,” a statement read. Games, was the undisputed to respect the financial fair and, only one year later, we're It added that the LFP has world champion from 2006- play because you can have crossing the 200 million line. put its legal team at PSG’s 2015, when he held several different ways or different "When you think that Trevor disposal to resolve the issue belts, before finally losing to interests for a country to have Francis was the first £1 mil- “in order that Neymar’s Britain's on points such a big player to represent lion player and that looked contract can be resolved with in 2015. a country. unreasonable, it shows you the minimum delay. Klitschko's last fight was in "It can't justify the invest- how much distance and how “The LFP supports Paris April when he was stopped ments and looks unusual for far we have come, how big Saint-Germain and wishes by Anthony Joshua in the 11th the game." football has become. Neymar’s arrival in the Ligue round of the WBA title fight, in Wenger said Qatar's use "It's beyond calculation and 1 championship.” a hard-fought bout at Wemb- of football as a vessel for beyond rationality." Earlier, a La liga told AFP ley Stadium in London. Neymar pictured on his arrival in France yesterday soft diplomacy meant PSG's AFP pay clause was rejected. AFP