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Barcelona confirmed on Saturday evening that the club has landed Brazilian star Neymar from Santos FC in Brazil. According to Barcelona, the deal will see Neymar represent the Catalan club for the next five years. Neymar confirmed the news first on his personal instagram account. The striker is expected to be officially introduced by Barcelona on Monday.

The swoop will see Brazil's biggest star link up with Argentina's main man Lionel Messi in a lethal strikeforce. Neymar has scored 138 goals in just 229 games following his Santos debut in 2009.