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Anyone who has ever received a pay rise or promotion at work has always immediately gone out and treated themselves to a new gift, whatever it may be and no matter the price.

Footballers are no different and if Neymar's latest acquisition is anything to go by, it'll take something ridiculously extravagant to go one better than what the Barcelona superstar has just bought.

The Brazil international celebrated signing a new deal with the Catalan giants by treating himself to a£7.2m mansion set in a one-and-a-half acre plot of land in his home nation. And it looks absolutely incredible:

Neymar has bought a mansion worth €8m, along the Mangaratiba canal in Rio de Janeiro. pic.twitter.com/oK9EqVkmLy

The property, situated in Portobello, is an hour's drive from Rio de Janeiro, and is fitted out with some of life's more luxurious amenities, including a helipad, swimming pool, tennis court, underground cave, six suites and its own pier. Couple that with the view, and it's easy to see why the forward splashed the cash on it.

The house is the latest in a string of pricey expenses that Neymar has paid large sums of cash for, including a £3.6m private jet and £3m yacht.

Admission of being extremely jealous of him coming in three, two, one...

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