Spanish prosecutors have requested that Neymar is tried for fraud in relation to his big-money move to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.
The Catalan giants announced that they paid a transfer fee of €57million for the Brazil captain, with Santos receiving €17m of that and Neymar s parents receiving the remainder.
However, a Brazilian investment fund that owned 40 per cent of the player s rights claims it was not paid the money it was owed.
Attorney Jose Perals of Spain s High Court has asked for an indictment for both Neymar and his father in the case.
An investigation claims the transfer fee for Neymar was much higher than reported at €83m and that the details were hidden from the public.
Both Neymar and Barcelona have denied any wrongd…
New Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made Everton defender John Stones his top transfer target, .
The England international has been long linked with a move away from Goodison Park over the past few transfer windows with Manchester United and Chelsea also interested.
However, Guardiola is keen to steal a march on his rivals as he prepares for his first season in the Premier League.
Stones moved to Everton from Barnsley in the summer of 2013 and has since racked up ninety-five appearances in all competitions, with his one and only goal for the Merseyside club so far coming in a 3-0 win over Manchester United towards the end of the 2014/15 Premier League campaign.
Internationally, he has been capped ten times for his country and is part of Ro…
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Barcelona must overcome a surprise first-leg defeat against Levante if they are going to carry on their Copa del Rey defence.
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Starting with the hosts, after demanding a response following their shock defeat at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia seven days ago, Ernesto Valverde certainly got what he wanted last Sunday. With the defending Copa del Rey champions picking up a definitive 3-0 win over Eibar at the Nou Camp, Barcelona have re-established a five-point buffer at the top of the La Liga table. With many putting their 2-1 loss away to Levante down to a number of their biggest stars settling for a place on the bench, there is no doubt that Valverde will be recalling leading goa…
Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham are working on possible transfers in the final week of the window but will not recall Vincent Janssen to the squad to cover for injuries.
The loss of Harry Kane and Dele Alli to respective ankle and hamstring injuries, while Son Heung-min is away with South Korea at the Asian Cup, has left Spurs with something of a crisis in attack.
Pochettino insists recent selection problems will not change Spurs transfer policy, but he says they are open to new arrivals before February.
I think it s clear. I am so open to improve the squad and add players, with Harry Kane and Dele Alli fit or not fit. It s so important to have a clear message for everyone, he told a news conference.
I was open in summer, I m open now, but the differ…
Is a move to London on the cards for Kingsley Coman?
Coman and Bayern Munich have so far been unable to reach an agreement over a new deal.
Chelsea are reportedly ready to pounce.
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Chelsea are monitoring Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman, according to Bild.
Coman has been in negotiations with Bundesliga champions Bayern regarding a new contract, but up until now, the Frenchman has been unwilling to re-sign.
Champions League holders Chelsea are keeping tabs on Coman, who has also been linked with Barcelona, Liverpool and Manchester United.
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Massimiliano Allegri insisted Juventus should remain angry about the points they have frittered away in Serie A this season after his team returned to winning ways in the competition.
After defeats to Sassuolo and Hellas Verona in their last two league games, Juventus came into the weekend as mid-table stragglers, the prospect of a Scudetto tilt almost already in tatters.
It would take something special from here to become involved in a title scrap, and a 1-0 win over Fiorentina, secured against 10 men by a stoppage-time Juan Cuadraro strike, was hardly the hallmark of a Juventus team on the up. Their first shot on target did not arrive until the 86th minute.
Yet a narrow home win might be a small step towards Juventus becoming a force again, with the three point…
Former Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal will return to Ajax in a general director role next year, the Eredivisie champions have announced.
The 60-year-old was sacked by Bayern last season after guiding them to the 2009/10 Bundesliga title as well as the Champions League final in the same season.
Former player Danny Blind and Martin Sturkenboom are in line to complete a re-shuffled board as technical and financial director respectively.
Van Gaal returns to Ajax for a third stint having enjoyed an illustrious career in the Dutch capital.
He began his coaching career in Amsterdam in 1991 before leading Ajax to a UEFA Cup in 1992 and a Champions League three years later.
Van Gaal left his post as coach in 1997 but returned in 2003 as a technical di…
Rio Ferdinand believes Marcus Rashford may have to leave Manchester United to reignite his career.
Rashford’s form has dipped this season in an inconsistent United side, scoring just eight goals in 36 appearances.
The 26-year-old’s off-field lifestyle has also come under the spotlight after he went to a party following October’s derby defeat by Manchester City and reportedly spent an evening at a Belfast nightclub in January before missing the following day’s training due to illness.
Former United defender Ferdinand feels Rashford, whose place in the England squad for Euro 2024 this summer could be in jeopardy, needs to look at the people he surrounds himself with and possibly make a fresh start elsewhere.
“I think it’s a pivotal moment in his…
Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish insists new manager Neil Warnock will have complete control over transfer dealings at Selhurst Park.
Warnock s return for a second stint as Palace manager came as somewhat of a surprise, the 65-year-old agreeing a two-year deal on Wednesday following Tony Pulis exit on the eve of the Premier League season.
Pulis departure was rumoured to have been a result of a disagreement with the club s board over transfer targets.
However, Parish has rejected that notion and full responsibility will lie with Warnock when it comes to player recruitment.
The manager decides which players come to the football club, Parish told talkSPORT. That was always the case and that will be the case with Neil.
Neil has got some peopl…
Werder Bremen midfielder Ludovic Obraniak has suggested that he could have moved to English Premier League this summer.
Despite enjoying a bright start to his career at Weserstadion, the Polish footballer ultimately fell out of favour at the club and he was desperate to leave in the summer.
Sunderland and West Ham were both keen on his signature, but they ultimately failed to agree a deal with Werder Bremen.
Sunderland and West Ham United had been in touch, but we could not find an agreement over a transfer,” Obraniak told Bild.
I don t think that it is a problem to admit I want to move away (from Werder Bremen). This is not a mistake. It s just the way I am, it s my character. I like to point things out.
“My ambition is to play in Euro 201…