Brazilian star football player Neymar, who played in Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), one of the French 1st Football League (Ligue 1) teams, was on trial for alleged corruption and fraud in his transfer from Santos to Barcelona in 2013. Finally, the highly anticipated decision was made about the football player. Neymar acquitted.
In the statement made by the Spanish court, it was stated that the allegations made by the DIS Group that there was an irregularity in the contract and that this situation was deliberately damaged, was dropped due to the lack of evidence.
Following this decision, Neymar and his father, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, former club presidents of Barcelona, were acquitted of the charges against them.
DIS Group, which bought 40 percent of Neymar’s transfer rights when he was only 17 (2009), applied to the court, claiming that this football player was prevented from making offers to other teams by making an agreement with Barcelona, and that he could not receive the real amount corresponding to him in the transfer.
Only DIS, which retracted the charges against Neymar’s mother, was imprisoned for 5 years and 159 million euros for the Brazilian football player, 5 years in prison for Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, former club presidents of Barcelona, 6 years ban from sporting managerial duties and 195 million euros. demanded punishment. DIS Group’s lawyers, who objected to the decision after the prosecutor’s office withdrew all charges in October, applied for Neymar to be sentenced to 2.5 years in prison this time.