![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is one of nine defendants on trial on corruption-related charges, among them his parents and their N&N company, which manages his affairs. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison term for Neymar and the payment of a €10 million ($9.7 million) fine. He then joined Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain in a record €222 million transfer in 2017. The high-profile trial is the culmination of a years-long legal saga over Neymar's 2013 transfer from the Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. "Da Silva Santos Junior scored a goal when I was already in bed," admitted court president Jose Manuel del Amo. He scored the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 victory over bitter rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes in Paris. He will lead the Selecao into their Group G opener against Serbia on Nov 24.He spent two hours at the court before he was excused by the judge for the rest of the day's hearing, after his lawyers argued he needed to rest after playing Sunday night. Neymar is expected to play a key role for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar, as the South American giant seeks to win the trophy for the first time since 2002, and the sixth in total. His Sunday night goal against Marseille was his ninth league goal of the season, and he has seven assists in 11 Ligue 1 matches. Neymar is having one of his best seasons since he joined PSG. Neymar's lawyers insist their client is innocent, saying the 40-million-euro payment from Barca was a "legal signing bonus which is normal in the football transfer market". Other defendants in the dock include two former Barca presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, and ex-Santos boss Odilio Rodrigues Filho.ĭIS is seeking to recover 35 million euros. told the court the talks had been authorized by the Brazilian club at the time and that "it was Santos' responsibility" to inform DIS, and not his. ![]() The PSG forward, who scored the only goal of its Ligue 1 match against Marseille on Sunday night, had spent two hours in court on Monday for the opening of the trial but was excused by the judge to allow him time to rest.ĭIS also claims financial harm from the 2011 precontract agreement with Barca saying it had impeded other clubs from making offers and affected the value of the transfer fee.īut Neymar Sr. Neymar had originally been due to testify later in the month but the court agreed to bring forward his appearance in order to avoid a clash with his busy PSG schedule.Īfter testifying, the court agreed Neymar and his family could return to Paris immediately and take part in the trial's conclusion, expected on Oct 31, by video conference. Spanish prosecutors believe the actual value was at least 83 million euros. The firm claims that Neymar, Barcelona and the Brazilian club colluded to mask the true cost of his transfer thereby defrauding it of its legitimate financial interests.īarca said the transfer was valued at 57.1 million euros, with 40 million euros paid to N&N and 17.1 million to Santos, of which 6.8 million was given to DIS. Investigators began probing the transfer after a 2015 complaint filed by DIS, a Brazilian company that owned 40 percent of the player's sporting rights when he was at Santos. Prison terms of two years or less are never enforced in Spain for a first-time offender. If convicted, prosecutors have called for a two-year jail term and a 10-million-euro ($9.7 million) fine for the player who since 2017 has played for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). "Neymar never takes part in the negotiations," his father Neymar Da Silva Santos told the court. He said he had always dreamed of playing for Barca so he had prioritized its offer over that of other clubs, such as Real Madrid. The proceedings began barely a month before the Nov 20 start of the World Cup, at which Neymar is expected to play a key role for Brazil.ĭressed in a dark suit and white shirt, the superstar said he didn't remember if he participated in talks leading to a precontract deal with Barcelona in 2011 ahead of his transfer two years later from Brazilian club Santos. The trial is the culmination of a years-long legal saga over his 2013 transfer, with Neymar one of nine defendants in the dock on corruption-related charges, among them his parents and their N&N company, which manages his affairs. "My father has always been in charge" of contract negotiations, the 30-year-old told the Barcelona court hearing the case. Neymar only signed documents his father gave him and did nothing illegal, the Brazil superstar told a Spanish court Tuesday where he is on trial for alleged irregularities over his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar gestures on Tuesday as he leaves a court hearing in Barcelona, where he is standing trial for alleged fraud. ![]()
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