The Brazilian star will be tried for alleged corruption related to his move from Santos to Barcelona in 2013.
Neymar is due to face trial in Spain in October just a month before the World Cup over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago, judicial sources said on Wednesday.The Brazilian international, his parents and former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu will be tried for alleged corruption related to the forward’s move from Santos to Barcelona in 2013.
The case stems from a complaint by Brazilian group DIS, the former owner of a percentage of the player’s rights. DIS, which received 6.8 million of the 17.1 million euros paid to Santos, has alleged that Barca and Neymar joined forces to hide the real amount of the transfer. Bartomeu took over the Barcelona presidency from his good friend Rosell, after the latter resigned in January 2014 as he faced charges of corruption over the transfer.
The tax office refused to say whether Neymar’s presence on that list was linked to his transfer from Santos.Barcelona agreed to pay a fine of 5.5 million euros to avoid a trial in 2016 over alleged tax fraud in the signing of Neymar.Neymar has also been in trouble with Brazilian tax authorities, being fined for tax evasion in Brazil.
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