Transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona

In August 2010, Brazilian group Santos' 18-year-old homegrown striker Neymar was the subject of an offer in the locale of £25 million from English group Chelsea, before he marked another five-year contract. In June 2011, Neymar was again the subject of a prominent exchange offers: Chelsea and Real Madrid were both detailed as planning offers of €45 million, preceding Neymar in the end turned them down to sign another new contract with Santos. In December 2011, in front of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final, it was accounted for that Barcelona had paid Santos a €10 million portion for the ensured future exchange of Neymar anytime until 2014. A comparative figure of €14 million was accounted for in March by Spanish radio station Cadena SER, which additionally revealed an aggregate exchange charge of €58 million had just been concurred between the two clubs. Neymar's dad was cited as saying Barcelona was an "awesome choice" for his son. A year later, his dad again discussed a conceivable exchange for his child, saying he would leave Santos after the 2014 FIFA World Cup, occurring in Brazil, and that Barcelona was the "best path". The director of the Brazil national group at the time, Mano Menezes, figured a move to Europe before the World Cup would be the most ideal route for Neymar to create as a player in front of the tournament, while Neymar himself stated, "I'm stating for the last time that I'm not leaving Santos right now."

On 25 May 2013, Barcelona declared they had concurred an arrangement with Santos to sign Neymar, who himself discharged an announcement presently a while later, saying, "I am not going to hold up until Monday. My family and companions now know my choice. On Monday I will sign with Barcelona." The exchange was affirmed on 3 June, with Neymar marking a five-year contract with Barcelona for an expense detailed as £48.6 million, a charge later affirmed by Barcelona VP Josep Maria Bartomeu. Shortly after the exchange was affirmed, DIS Esporte official executive Roberto Moreno uncovered that DIS had not been paid a proportionate sum that equalled their 40% stake in the player; the financial specialists of DIS had been paid just €9.7 million, which Moreno said implied the exchange expense Santos got was simply €17 million. Moreno undermined legitimate activity to those aware of within learning of the exchange bargain, saying, "I am will hold up one more week and afterward I will open a case in court to gain admittance to the information." The lawful activity was sought after, compelling Santos to deliver an archive as proof in which they guaranteed, "As Santos FC understands, the aggregate exchange expense for all the federative and monetary privileges of Neymar Jr was built up at €17.1M as expressed in the exchange contract marked by the two clubs," and they denied any bad behavior concerning installments to outsiders, expressing, "Such sums... will be shared among Santos FC, TEISA and DIS in the sums authoritatively concurred between these entities." Barcelona likewise paid Santos a charge of €7.9 million for "particular rights" for three different Santos players, which Bartomeu asserted was not some portion of the exchange fee.

In December, Barcelona club part Jordi Cases prosecuted the case trying to demonstrate "misappropriation of assets", asserting the aggregate charge Barcelona paid was really €74 million. In January, Barcelona discharged an announcement in which they denied any bad behavior, refering to they had uncovered the €40 million installment to Neymar's folks from the beginning. On 22 January, it was declared that judge Pablo Ruz would assemble data as a component of a claim against Barcelona president Sandro Rosell. Rosell surrendered from his situation as president the following day, and after a day, the points of interest of the exchange were uncovered by Barcelona; the move had in certainty cost them a sum of €57.1 million (£48.6M), with Neymar's folks affirmed to have gotten a €40 million sum.

On 20 February, Barcelona and Bartomeu were accused of assessment fraud, and paid an "intentional" measure of €13.6 million around the same time trying to spare the picture of the club. Barcelona kept on safeguarding their activities, discharging an announcement expressing that the club's "dealings as for this task, and in light of all data accessible, was consistently in accordance with the significant lawful legislation", while Neymar guarded his dad's rights to the cash he got as a major aspect of the deal. Bartomeu, who had been delegated club president following Rosell's abdication, emphasized the conviction of himself and the club that the arrangement was reasonable and adulated the straightforwardness of the club to uncover all the details. The expense charges which had been brought against Bartomeu were dropped in September.