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Neymar's Case To Be Reopened by Xberryz(m): 6:39am On Sep 24, 2016 |
The Spanish High Court has ordered a judge to
reopen the investigation into the transfer of
Barcelona forward Neymar from Santos in 2013.
The case was thrown out in July by judge Jose de
la Mata due to a lack of evidence, but a group of
magistrates led by Angela Murillo claim to have
found evidence of fraud and corruption and have
therefore decided to reopen the investigation.
Two contracts from November and December 2011
were re-examined and it is claimed that the €40
million payment made by Barca to the player to
guarantee his signing infringes the "free transfer
market" for footballers.
That payment meant Neymar and his father would
have to pay €10m to Barca if the deal did not go
ahead, something described in the latest document
as "conscious similation" and "a scam" by the High
Court in Spain.
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As well as Neymar and his father, former Barca
president Sandro Rosell, who resigned over the
controversial transfer in 2014, is also under
investigation, along with the Brazilian forward's
former club Santos.
Barcelona paid a fee of €17.1m to Santos for
Neymar plus the €40m payment made prior to his
transfer, which was later considered to be part of
his wages. Nevetherless, current club chief Josep
Maria Bartomeu announced when he took over from
Rosell that the total package had cost the Catalan
club in excess of €86m.
Unpaid taxes mean that figure has since risen to
around €100m, but the low transfer fee is also
being investigated because supermarket chain DIS
(who were entitled to 40 per cent of the overall
transfer) believe that Barca and Santos deliberately
cut them out of the deal by making separate
payments and thereby ensuring a low payout.
The investigation will therefore continue for
Neymar, who is now in his fourth season at Barca.
The 24-year-old signed a new contract in June and
is tied to the Spanish champions until 2021.
Barcelona, meanwhile, responded to the news with
a statement expressing the club's "displeasure" at
the move.
"After the magistrates' decision to uphold the
prosecutor's recommendations and continue the
proceedings against Neymar, Neymar Jr, Santos
and Barcelona in the DIS case, FC Barcelona
express their displeasure at the reasonings behind
the resolution," the missive reads.
"The presiding judge, who first had agreed to acquit
all those investigated, must now reopen the case
and end up with a trial. In this trial Barcelona will
maintain the same argument they have always
defended and show the innocence of all those
investigated." |
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