Fed up of seeing all the pseudo-poetic bullshit about this move from Neymar and other parts of the press.
This is purely about fucking money, not a "fresh challenge" or personal journey of discovery
Agree, of course it's about money. Hardly a challenge going to a league where you will probably only have half a dozen tough matches a season, much like he had in Spain.
I don't blame the player, good luck to him as money is his priority, but the sooner the current financial model of football collapses the better, it's lost touch with any reality and most supporters.
As for the rugby comparisons, I don't know which is bigger but the French elite league, the top 14, is the most lucrative league in world rugby and attracts top players who can earn good money, nowhere near football levels though. Dan carter was made the highest paid player when he signed for racing metro, reputed to be on 80k a month.
Crowd sizes in French rugby are generally high, with most clubs getting five figure attendances but that's dropping, probably due to the negative nature of the matches and the fact most French fans have been brought up on attacking free flowing play, this is reflected in the national team, who quite frankly are a bulked up lumbering team with no style or panache.
I would imagine that only PSG, Lyon, Marseilles and Bordeaux get higher crowds than the top rugby sides, a football league where PSG are dominant will not help a traditionally fickle fan base increase attendances