Santos to sue over Neymar transfer

The club believe that the entire transfer system is
at stake over the 2013 transfer of the Brazil star
Santos have confirmed that they are to launch
legal proceedings against Neymar, his father and
Barcelona over the transfer that took the attacker
to Camp Nou in 2013.
The club have alleged they should have received
more money than the €17.1 million they were paid
two years ago after being misled by the Catalans.
Santos president Modesto Roma Jr told reporters
at a press conference: "Yesterday [Thursday],
Santos made an official complaint to Fifa against
Barcelona, Mr. Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., Neymar
Silva Santos and Neymar Sport Marketing Ltd.
"On May 31, two years will have passed since
Santos and the mentioned agreed on a transfer in
which the player's rights were sold to Barcelona
for €17.1 million, plus a clause of €2m if the
player was among the finalists for the Fifa Ballon
d'Or.
"Santos then got to know that the value for the
player's sale rose to the sum of €83m. Santos
considers that Barcelona, Neymar and his company
owe this club compensation, and believe that the
Barcelona directors may suffer sanctions for these
actions.
"This action isn't against a club idol, but rather for
Santos. We could not keep quiet in the face of this
situation. We respect everyone, but we need
redress for the damage caused to the club."
Roma also said that it is important that his side
take a stand for the integrity of the entire system.
"If this transfer doesn't get properly analysed it will
cause some serious damage to the world football,
as it will break every player transfer
mechanism established by Fifa"
In a separate case in Spain, Barca president Josep
Maria Bartomeu and former chief Sandro Rosell
have already been charged with tax fraud for their
part in the deal.