Neymar's mother Nadine in transfer fraud case

The latest person caught up in Neymar's poisonous 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona is the Brazilian star's mother, who is to face fraud charges, judicial sources revealed yesterday

Madrid: The latest person caught up in Neymar's poisonous 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona is the Brazilian star's mother, who is to face fraud charges, judicial sources revealed yesterday.


Neymar. Pic/AFP

In June, Spain's National Court revealed a lawsuit alleging "corruption and swindling" by Neymar, his father and the player's former club Santos.

Now the same Madrid court has revealed it will also investigate Nadine Goncalves Da Silva Santos, the player's mother, who holds a 50 percent stake in the company that runs her son's affairs.

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