Neymar fraud charges: Spanish courts drop corruption investigation into Barcelona star and his dad

THE Spanish courts have DROPPED fraud and corruption charges against Neymar after saying that no crime was committed.

Spain’s High Court said it had dumped a fraud and corruption investigation into the Brazil captain and Barcelona player, saying no crime had been committed.

Charges were also dropped against his father and agent Neymar Da Silva Santos, former Barcelona president Sandro Rossell and ex-Santos president Odilio Rodrigues, according to a written ruling.

The charges related to Neymar’s transfer to Barcelona from Brazilian football club Santos three years ago.

The case had been brought by the Brazilian investment fund DIS, former owners of the player’s rights.

But Madrid judge Jose de la Mata ruled that the case “cannot be pursued in the criminal courts.”

DIS claimed they were entitled to 40 per cent of Neymar’s transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barca in 2013.

But they claimed they received a smaller part of compensation because part of the transfer fee was concealed.

Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi was handed a 21-month jail term for tax fraud equating to £3.5million – but neither Messi nor his father Jorge are expected to serve the terms in the clink.

Neymar has been training with the Brazil squad ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics in his home country – where the team are under pressure to win gold after a poor Copa America campaign.