Neymar joined Barcelona in 2013 (Javier Soriano / AFP)
City Court summoned Barcelona Former team star Neymar da Silva For a hearing dated October 17, in the case of his involvement and participation in abuses during his transfer deal from Santos in 2013.
According to the Spanish newspaper, El Pais, on Tuesday, Neymar will represent in a final session with 5 people suspected of being behind serious financial irregularities in his transfer contract to the Catalan club, which he played for until 2017.
The Public Prosecution is demanding a two-year prison sentence for the “samba dancer”, provided that the verdict is issued a month before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which threatens the Brazilian star’s presence in the largest international competition that may be his last.
Neymar faces serious charges, such as participating in defrauding the official authorities. If he is proven to be involved in evidence, he will have to spend a prison term and pay a huge fine estimated at (8.4) million euros.
The case arose 7 years ago, after a Brazilian institution filed a complaint regarding abuses and the lack of clarity in Neymar’s transfer contracts to the “Blaugrana”, and the player and his father signed a contract with Barcelona in 2011, and he settled his deal before he was presented in the transfer market, thus bypassing the honorable competition required by “FIFA”.
Barcelona will also receive financial penalties if the charges are proven, and it may extend to more after the entry of “FIFA” as a party in the case, provided that it increases its financial troubles that have affected it in recent years.