BARCELONA, 17 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar da Silva and the former presidents of FC Barcelona Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu are on the bench of those accused of the Barcelona Court for the trial that begins this Monday for the signing of the player for Barça from Santos FC in 2013.
The three face requests for sentences of five years in prison for alleged fraud and corruption in the transfer of Neymar, and the player’s parents, the two clubs as legal entities and a representative of Santos FC are also accused.
The trial is scheduled to last until October 31, and for this Monday the preliminary questions and statements of witnesses are set, including the former president of the Cercle d’Economia and then vice president of FC Barcelona, ??Javier Faus, and the former sports director of the Barca Andoni Zubizarreta.
