Neymar, Barcelona and Santos have high court appeals against charges over 2013 transfer turned down
Monday 20 February 2017 15:35, UK
Neymar, Barcelona and Santos will stand trial on fraud and corruption charges after their appeals were turned down by Spain's high court on Monday.
The charges relate to the player's £48.6m transfer to Barcelona from Santos in the summer of 2013.
Neymar's mother Nadine Goncalves and the family company N&N also had their appeals rejected, and they cannot appeal against the high court's decision.
The court said in a statement: "Santos FC, Barcelona FC, Neymar, his mother Nadine Goncalves and N&N, the family company, have lost their appeals to have charges of fraud and corruption dropped."
The case stems from a complaint by Brazilian investment group DIS, which owned part of Neymar's transfer rights and alleges that it received less money than it was entitled to when Neymar made the switch.
Investigations were carried out in Spain and Brazil into whether any part of Neymar's transfer fee had been concealed when he made the move from Brazil to Spain.
