Patrick Delpopolo
Here are some of the highest paid soccer players.
Neymar had long been courted by Barcelona, and there was an agreement in place between the two parties long before he completed the move.
Torres had not won a trophy with Liverpool and was clearly dubious about the club’s chances of challenging the game’s superpowers.
A few weeks before Cavani’s move to PSG, another prolific South American striker made the move to Ligue 1 as free-spending Monaco lured Falcao from Atletico Madrid.
