02 December,2015 08:33 AM IST | | Goal.com
Neymar's place in the three-man Ballon d'Or shortlist will cost Barcelona €2 million as part of their agreement with Santos
Neymar
Barcelona: Neymar's place in the three-man Ballon d'Or shortlist will cost Barcelona â¬2 million as part of their agreement with Santos.
Neymar. Pic/AFP
The Brazilian makes up the three nominees alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo following his stunning treble-winning year with Barcelona.
Neymar joined Barcelona in a â¬57.1m deal from Santos in June 2013 but a clause in that transfer also required the Spanish champions to pay a further â¬2m once the forward secured a place in the Ballon d'Or top three.
Earlier in November, speculation over the 23-year-old's future at Barcelona was heightened his father claimed that the possibility of a transfer could happen if his son's tax evasion case ended with an unwanted outcome.
