Spain prosecutors call for two-year jail for Neymar

AFP

23/11/2016

12:28 MYT

Spain prosecutors call for two-year jail for Neymar

The striker is accused of, along with several accomplices, having concealed a portion of the cost of his multi-million-dollar transfer from Santos to Barca in 2013. - Filepic / AFP

Spanish prosecutors recommended Wednesday that Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar be handed a two-year jail sentence and a fine of 10 million euros ($10.6 million) over his allegedly fraudulent transfer to the club.

The striker is accused of, along with several accomplices, having concealed a portion of the cost of his multi-million-dollar transfer from Santos to Barca in 2013.