Spanish Prosecutor wants Neymar charged with fraud

Spanish public prosecutors want Brazil captain Neymar to face charges of fraud and corruption over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos three years ago.

Both clubs have come under fire for the way the transfer was completed in 2013 with several investigations carried out in Spain and Brazil.

State Prosecutor Jose Perals Calleja yesterday filed preliminary proceedings to Spain's high court for Neymar, his father-cum-agent Neymar Da Silva Santos, former Barcelona president Sandro Rossell and ex-Santos president Odilio Rodrigues to answer charges of fraud and corruption.

Neymar's mother, Nadine Gonçalves, who is a 50 per cent shareholder of the family company N&N Consolatory Esportiva e Empresarial Ltda, is also named as having financially benefited from the alleged corruption.

The latest investigation relates to an official complaint made by the Brazilian investment group DIS, which owned 40 percent of Neymar's sporting rights when the player's tra