24 November,2016 08:30 AM IST | | AFP
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 yesterday
Neymar
Neymar
Madrid: 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 yesterday.
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.
