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Barcelona forced to release 15-year-old Kays Ruiz after FIFA sanction

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Paris Saint Germain have stepped up their battle with Barcelona by signing youth star the “new Lionel Messi”, who the Catalans were forced to release.

The French giants stayed firm when faced with intense interest in superstar Marco Verratti before breaking the world record to meet Neymar‘s £198million buy-out clause, According to the Sun.

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