Spanish prosecutors call for Neymar fraud charge

Prosecutors believe the Brazil superstar should be indicted, along with his father, amid suspicions over his move from his homeland with Santos to the Camp Nou in 2013. Spanish prosecutors have requested that Neymar is tried for fraud in relation to his big-money move to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.

The Catalan giants announced that they paid a transfer fee of €57 million for the Brazil captain upon completing the deal, with Santos receiving €17m of that and Neymar's parents receiving the
remainder.

However, a Brazilian investment fund that owned 40 per cent of the player's rights claims it was not paid the money it was owed.

Attorney Jose Perals of Spain's High Court has subsequently asked for an indictment for both Neymar and his father in the case. An investigation claims the transfer fee for Neymar was much higher than reported - at €83m - and that the details were hidden from the public. Both Neymar and Barcelona have denied any wrongdoing.