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I needed a new challenge - Neymar on £200m move

Neymar: Paris St-Germain's new signing said he left Barcelona for a new challenge   Image captionWhat else could you buy for Neymar's £200m? Brazil forward Neymar said he needed a new challenge, as he  joined Paris St-Germain  from Barcelona for a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m). The 25-year-old won seven major trophies in his four seasons at the Nou Camp, including the Champions League once and La Liga twice. He said his father, Neymar Sr, wanted him to stay at Barcelona. "I have won all that a player can win," said Neymar, who will earn 45m euros (£40.7m) a year on a five-year deal. Writing on Instagram, he  added:  "I have conquered everything an athlete can conquer. I have lived unforgettable moments. But a player [me] needs challenges. "And for the second time in my life, I'll contradict my father." Neymar's transfer smashes the previous record set when  Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United from Juventus  for £89m in Aug

Arsène Wenger to decide his Arsenal future

 Arsenal manager must choose whether to leave or sign new contract   Arsène Wenger’s contract as Arsenal’s manager expires at the end of the season but he has been offered an extension. Photograph: Sven Hoppe/AP Arsène Wenger  has said his future will probably be decided in March or April” as he ponders whether to take up the offer of a contract extension or leave Arsenal at the end of the season. Wenger was speaking to the German television station ZDF before  Arsenal’s 5-1 Champions League humiliation by Bayern Munich  on Wednesday, but details of the interview emerged only on Thursday. Asked when he would decide whether to continue next season, he said: “March, April probably.” The 67-year-old was stunned almost into silence after Wednesday’s game, answering only three questions in a press conference that lasted under three minutes. The manager is due to speak publicly again on Friday. Arsenal’s next match is in the FA Cup at non-league Sutton United on Monday. Alexis Sánchez

UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw 2016/2017

Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson dissect the winners and losers of the UCL round of 16 draw. Arsenal have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League's round of 16, while Barcelona will take on Paris Saint-Germain. Defending champions Real Madrid will play Napoli and Manchester City face Ligue 1 side Monaco. Arsenal, who won their group this season for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign, will be aiming to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 2009-10. The Gunners meet Bayern again after facing them in the group stage last year and being dumped out at the round-of-16 stage by the Germans in 2012-13 and 2013-14. PSG, meanwhile, won their first meeting against Barca in the quarterfinals of the 1994-95 competition, but the Catalan club won the quarterfinal meetings in 2012-13 and 2014-15. The two clubs also met in the group stage in 2014, when PSG won at the Parc des Princes and Barca won at the Camp Nou. PSG director of football