Neymar: Barcelona star ordered to appear in Spanish court for fraud
Member of Barcelona hierarchy also called to give evidence over his move from Santos in 2013
Neymar has been ordered to appear at a Spanish court for fraud, according to Agencie France Presse.
The Barcelona superstar, who came third in voting for the Ballon d'Or, has been called to give evidence on 2 February for alleged fraud linked to his move to the Nou Camp from Santos 2013.
Neymar's parents, current president Josep Maria Bartomeu, former president Sandro Rossell and two directors from Brazilian club Santos have also been called to give evidence.
Previous reports on the issue claim that Brazilian investment fund DIS accuse Neymar and other parties of cheating them out of money from the transfer.
They claim they were entitled to 40 per cent of any transfer fee.
Barcelona claimed they only paid €17.1million for Neymar but high court investigations found that the club actually paid a whopping €83.3 million.
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