During the Barcelona trial over suspected irregularities relating to his transfer from Santos to the Catalan club in 2013, Brazilian international sensation Neymar revealed that he was always signed by his father.
“Contract negotiations have always attracted my father; he has always been in charge of them. I signed what he was saying to me,” said the current Paris Saint -Germain striker before the court.
He also stressed that he does not remember if he participated in the agreement negotiations concluded in 2011 with Barcelona on his future transfer, which is the main issue in the trial.
The hearing was supposed to take place on October 21 or 28, but it was postponed at the request of his attorney because to his involvement with Saint-Germain in football on Friday in the French League and on Tuesday in the Champions League.
The 30-year-old won’t have to travel back to Barcelona to take part in the procedures in the upcoming days.
Instead, he will have one final opportunity to speak, if he so chooses, at the conclusion of the trial, which is expected to take place this month.
The Public Prosecutor made corruption against Neymar seeking to lead the “Celesau” to the sixth world title, starting from 20 of next month in the World Cup Qatar 2022, calling for two years in prison and a fine of 10 million euros.
Members of his family are among the remaining eight suspects, along with former Barcelona club presidents Josep Maria Bartomeo and Sandro Rosell, who each asked for five years in prison from the Public Prosecution, and former Santos director Odilio Rodriguez Felio.
It is interesting to note that the action was initiated as a result of a complaint made in 2015 by the Brazilian “DIS” company, who claimed some of the player’s rights after feeling aggrieved by the transfer procedure to the Catalan club.
The group believes that the attacker’s transfer hurt them. Barcelona confirmed the start of the 57.1 million euro payment (40 million for the player’s family and 17.25 million for other parties).
1 for its old club Santos), but according to Spanish judicial records, the value of the trade reached at least 83 million.
The organisation asserts that Barcelona, Neymar, and Santos have colluded to conceal the exact value of the procedure after receiving 6.8 million euros from the 17.1 that officially paid the Brazilian team.
It also calls for compensation of 35 million euros, which is the amount you believe has lost in the case.
The player’s attorneys stated that Neymar did not violate any rules while he was playing for Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona in 2017 in a move of 222 million euros, making him the most expensive player in the world. They claim that the 40 million euros he received as part of this transaction equates to a “legitimate and customary transfer incentive in the football market.”
Neymar testified in court: “I did as my father asked.”
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