Brazilian star Neymar is set to be called as a witness along with seven other people in the investigation into possible tax fraud by Barcelona in relation to his transfer to the Camp Nou.
Neymar is set to be called as a witness along with seven other people in the investigation into possible tax fraud by Barcelona in relation to his transfer to the Camp Nou. Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno.
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Radio station Cadena Ser announced on Friday that “according to legal sources, prosecutors will ask him to appear as a witness in the tax fraud case against Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the club and former president (Sandro) Rosell”.
According to the same sources, the Madrid court that deals with complex financial cases will accept the request.
Cadena Ser added that the request that Neymar appears in person before the court is justified by the fact that he personally signed nine of the 13 contracts being investigated.
The Catalan club and their former and current presidents are accused of hiding the real cost of the transfer that brought the Brazilian star, now 23, to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.
Prosecutors say Neymar cost “at least 83,371,000 euros” (£61.19m, $90.7m) and not the 57 million initially reported by Barcelona.
Source:iol.co.za
