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Neymar faces jail term
Spanish prosecutors recommended that Brazilian star Neymar be handed a two-year jail sentence and a fine of 10 million euros ($10.6 million) for alleged corrupt practices in his transfer to Barcelona, a court filing revealed on Wednesday.
Nadir: Spanish prosecutors recommended that Brazilian star Neymar be handed a two-year jail sentence and a fine of 10 million euros ($10.6 million) for alleged corrupt practices in his transfer to Barcelona, a court filing revealed on Wednesday.
Prosecutors are also seeking a five-year sentence for former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell -- who resigned over the scandal in 2014 -- on counts of fraud and corruption, but dropped charges against current president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
The case initiated with a complaint from Brazilian investment company DIS, which owned 40 percent of Neymar's sporting rights at the time of his transfer from Santos in 2013.
In presenting their case on Wednesday, DIS called for five-year sentences for Neymar and his parents, eight years for Rosell and Bartomeu and a mammoth 195 million euro fine for Barca.
Sentences of two years or less are habitually suspended for first time offenders in Spain.
However, DIS also recommended that Neymar be banned from playing football during any judicial sentence.
Barcelona initially announced the cost of the move at 57.1 million euros, 17.1 million of which was paid to Santos with the remaining 40 million paid to N&N, a company owned by Neymar's family.
However, Spanish authorities believe the real cost escalated to 83.3 million.
DIS received 6.8 million euros, 40 percent of the fee paid to Santos.
The company believes it was cheated of its real share because part of the transfer fee was concealed by Barcelona, Santos and the Neymar family.
