Neymar free for Paris Saint-Germain debut this weekend
Thursday 5 December 2019 09:51, UK
Neymar is free to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut against Guingamp on Sunday after the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed receipt of relevant paperwork.
The French league had said it still had not received the international transfer certificate from the Spanish federation on Friday morning which would allow him to play, nearly a week since he landed in Paris.
Neymar's world-record £198m transfer from Barcelona to the Ligue 1 was completed last week, but the Brazil international was only allowed to watch from the stands as his new team started its league campaign with a 2-0 win at home against Amiens.
He was then expected to play this Sunday at Guingamp, but further paperwork delays had threatened to scupper those plans.
However, the FFF has now confirmed all paperwork has been received.
Neymar's former club Barcelona said there was nothing strange about the situation and the wait was due to the banks, which needed to make the money available in the club's account before the transfer was authorised.
