The eventual transfer proved highly controversial, so much so that there is still a dispute over how Barca funded the move. Neymar, his mother and a company run by his parents are set to stand trial for corruption having lost an appeal. 'Santos FC, Barcelona FC, Neymar, his mother Nadine Goncalves and N&N, the family company, have lost their appeals to have charges of fraud and corruption dropped,' the Spanish High Court said in a statement back in 2017. The case relates to a complaint from Brazilian investment group DIS, which owned 40 per cent of Neymar's transfer rights, and claims it received less money than they were entitled to following the move.
