Neymar to PSG Possible?

As director of Laurence Martin Developments, a residential property development company based in Johannesburg, Laurence Grigorov is involved in all aspects of the development process, including land acquisition, rezoning applications, architectural design as well as the finance and legal components of these complex projects.

Laurence Grigorov relaxes by watching and following football and is a huge supporter and follower of Barcelona FC, the Spanish football giants.

Neymar is set to sensationally quit Barcelona and join Paris Saint-Germain as they look set to trigger his €222m release clause, claims a report.

According to hugely-respected Brazilian TV channel Esporte Interativo, the 25-year-old has already agreed terms with the Parisians and the move will be finalized within the coming weeks.

Front pages from the Spanish press were dominated by the rumours surrounding the Brazilian and a remarkable alleged proposal from the Parisians.

“That’s not going to happen,” Barca sporting director Robert Fernandez responded when asked about the star leaving the club.

“We have not had any offers for any player in our squad and no club will pay the release clause.”

There had been increased speculation that such a move could ‘unlock’ Marco Verratti’s move to the Blaugrana.

The sensational move to Paris Saint-Germain are ‘revenge’ for Barcelona’s pursuit of Marco Verratti, believes Joan Gaspart.

The former Barca president made the comments as speculation over the 25-year-old’s future intensified.

“Neymar won’t leave Barca,” Gaspart told RAC1.

“What’s happening is that PSG are retaliating because they’re annoyed by a move to sign their player [Verratti]. They’re trying to make a mess of Neymar’s situation.

“I’m convinced that we are witnessing destabilising tactics from PSG.”

As a massive admirer of the Brazilian star, Laurence Grigorov has been keenly following this news story, hoping that the rumours prove unfounded and Neymar remains a Barcelona player for the foreseeable future.

Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44 – A Gripping Thriller Set in the Soviet Union

Child 44
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A South Africa-based property development professional, Laurence Grigorov serves as director of Laurence Martin Developments in Johannesburg. When he isn’t working, Laurence Grigorov spends his free time listening to music, working out, and reading. He lists Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44 among his favorite.

Published in early 2008, the gripping detective novel is Smith’s debut novel and the opening book in the Child 44 Trilogy, which also includes 2009’s The Secret Speech and 2011’s Agent 6. Based loosely on the story of Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, Child 44 centers on Leo Demidov, a security officer who finds himself on the hunt for a child murderer in the Stalinist Soviet Union of the 1950s.

Upon its release, Child 44 enjoyed both popular and critical success. NPR named it one of the 100 best thrillers of all time, and the novel received the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller award in 2008. Child 44 was also considered for the 2008 Man Booker Prize and the 2008 Costa First Novel Award. The book was later adapted into a 2015 film starring Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman.