“There is not the slightest hint of criminality,” said prosecutor Luis Garcia Canton after all the accused had testified in the Barcelona trial, and asked the judge to “acquit all of the accused.”
The 30-year-old and his co-defendants were accused of fraud and corruption in connection with his transfer from FC Santos to FC Barcelona in 2013. At that time, Neymar changed for a reported 57.1 million euros. According to the top Spanish club, 40 million euros went to Neymar and his family and 17.1 million euros to FC Santos. The Brazilian investment fund DIS held a 40 percent stake in Neymar and saw itself cheated. The fund claimed it received just 40 percent of the official transfer fee of €17.1 million.
The public prosecutor had demanded a two-year prison term and a fine of ten million euros for Neymar.
Source: Nachrichten
