The Brazilian footballer of Paris-Saint-Germain Neymar will be tried from October 17 to 31 in Barcelona for alleged irregularities committed during his transfer from Santos to FC Barcelona in 2013, learned Agence France-Presse, Wednesday July 27, from of Spanish justice.
Accused of “corruption” and “fraud” like the other defendants, “Ney” will be tried alongside his parents and the former presidents of Barça, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, a month before the World Cup in Qatar ( from November 21 to December 18). The prosecution requested two years in prison against him.
Former partial holder of the player’s rights, the Brazilian group DIS is behind this case. He felt aggrieved during the transfer of the striker and had filed a complaint against Neymar, his father, the Santos club, Barça and their leaders.
Legal saga
Barça had officially priced the player’s transfer at 57.1 million euros: 40 million for Neymar’s family and 17.1 million for Santos. But, according to justice, it actually cost at least 83.3 million.
DIS, which had received 6.8 million euros out of the 17.1 million paid to Santos, therefore accuses Neymar and Barça of having hidden the real amount from him to pay him less money. The Brazilian group said in a press release ” satisfied “ of the announcement of the trial schedule.
Neymar’s years at Barcelona were also at the center of a legal saga between the Catalan club and the Brazilian striker.
“Ney” and Barça ended up signing an agreement in July 2021 to end ” amicably “ to the financial disputes between them, in particular around the extension bonus promised by the club before the record transfer of the Brazilian to PSG in 2017 for 222 million euros.
