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Man Utd ace Mata on Neymar move: You can't criticise the fee. FIFA and UEFA can intervene

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has weighed into Neymar's world record move to PSG.

Mata, who has set up a global football charity, insists he has no problem with the €222m PSG paid Barcelona to sign the Brazil international.

He told L'Equipe: "My thoughts of the transfer of Neymar to PSG?

"That it is obviously a lot of money. But I do not criticize this sum. Football generates a huge amount of money, a lot of jobs, direct and indirect. Of course the first thing that comes to mind is that it's too much money.

"That's why FIFA and UEFA are trying to regulate that."

Neymar's move broke the €100m Mata's United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba a year ago.

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