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Spanish court dismisses Neymar’s corruption and fraud charges stemming from his 2013 Barcelona transfer.
PSG and Brazil star Neymar has had a Spanish court dismiss corruption and fraud charges against him relating to his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.
The Spanish Prosecutor’s Office reportedly withdrew its charges of fraud and corruption against the Brazilian. Neymar could have received a two-year prison term and a €10 million punishment for alleged irregularities surrounding his 2013 transfer to Barcelona.
In July 2013, Barcelona paid Santos merely €17 million (£14.5 million) to get Neymar.
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However, the Brazilian investment firm DIS, which held 40% of Neymar’s rights while he was playing for Santos, asserted that far more money was involved in the deal.
As well as the PSG attacker, his parents, and former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rossell and Josep Bartomeu were all defendants in the trial, and all saw the charges dropped.
On Friday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the “dropping of the charges against all the defendants”.
The winger can now fully concentrate on things on the field as he works to help Brazil win the World Cup; on November 24, Brazil will play Serbia in their opening group game.