Prosecutor withdraws charges against Neymar in case of transfer to Barça

By Marina Izidoro / 28/10/2022 / 1 minute reading

The Prosecutor's Office dropped, this Friday (28), all accusations of corruption and fraud against Neymar and the other defendants in the trial, held in Barcelona, for alleged irregularities surrounding the player's transfer to Barça in 2013. The initial request was two years in prison and a fine of 10 million euros against the Brazilian star.

⚽ Coup de théâtre à Barcelone au procès sur les irrégularités presumées ayant entouré le transfert de Neymar au Barça en 2013: le parquet a retiré toutes ses accusations de corruption et de fraud contre le joueur et les autres accusés #AFP pic.twitter.com/lLPfibzHck
- Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) October 28, 2022

The decision also extends to the other defendants: the athlete's parents, the administrators of the family company N&N Consultoria Esportiva, the former president of Santos Odílio Rodrigues, the former presidents of Barcelona Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeue Sergi Atienza, legal representative of the Catalan club.

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“This trial was based on presumptions, not evidence. And DIS has the right to think that it benefited less from Neymar's transfer, but it erred in its jurisdiction, as it should have gone to the civil (court) and not the criminal one”, stated the Prosecutor's Office, according to the Spanish newspaper Trademarks.

Neymar claims in trial that he signed the documents his father asked for