Neymar, who made headlines for moving from Santos to Barcelona in the summer of 2013, denies any knowledge of any fraud allegations. The most expensive athlete told his father in court on Tuesday, “I sign anything he says. I must follow his instructions.”
Although Neymar, now 30 years old, moved to Barcelona in a dream transfer nine years ago, there is much to be said about this transaction. The Neymar camp and Barcelona are accused of defrauding the transfer fee, according to investment firm DIS, which owned 40% of the attacker’s transfer rights. Additional tens of millions would have been given to a business run by Neymar’s father.
Fraud allegations case held on Tuesday
This week saw the beginning of the DIS case, and on Tuesday Neymar met with the judge in Barcelona. The assailant denied ever being involved in contract negotiations. Neymar stated, “My father still arranges things like way. I sign anything he asks me to.”
Neymar added that in 2013, he had the option of joining Real Madrid. “Many clubs were interested in me. But I’ve always wanted to play for Barcelona since I was a kid “the attacker added. “I had to pick between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the last minute, and I went with Barcelona. I went with my heart.
Before moving to Paris Saint-Germain for a record €222 million, Neymar spent four years with Barcelona.A club where many argue he played his best football winning loads of trophies. Neymar was given a two-year prison term and a ten million euro fine. The Brazilian has very little possibility of actually serving time in prison. Because in Spain, first-time offenders are only subject to conditional sentences of up to two years in prison. The case remains active at the time of writing and is expected to be so at least up until October 31.
