French league says La Liga should accept Neymar break fee

PARIS (Reuters) - The French football league LFP said on Thursday it did not understand why the Spanish league rejected payment for Neymar's record-breaking release clause that would allow the Brazilian star to leave Barcelona for Paris St Germain.

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"LFP... does not understand the refusal by Liga to simply accept the payment for the release clause for player Neymar," LFP said in a statement.

A group of lawyers representing Neymar visited La Liga in Madrid on Thursday to try to settle the transfer and pay the 222 million-euro (200 million pounds) break fee.

(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain and Myriam Rivet; Editing by Richard Lough)