Published 14:21 IST, November 11th 2020
Barcelona overpaid €10m to Neymar and are now demanding money back, suggests report
According to a report in El Mundo, Barcelona overpaid Neymar a whooping €10m in taxes due to some miscalculations and are looking to get their money back.
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Neymar leaving Barcelona and joining PSG is still considered one of most sensational transfers in football history. Neymar transfer saw Brazilian make world-record switch to Paris back in 2017. According to a report this week, Barcelona seem to have overpaid ir former star a whooping €10m. reports suggest money was paid due to a tax miscalculation.
Barcelona's €10m blunder
El Mundo report suggests Barcelona me a significant calculation error while paying Neymar. Barcelona are w aiming for error to be dressed and have asked amount to be returned. An ESPN report dating back to June 2019 revealed that Barcelona won court case against Neymar pertaining to same•. case was filed due to a bonus dispute between Brazilian and club. Later on, Neymar lost case and subsequently h shell out €6.7m to Barcelona.
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El Mundo Deportivo also revealed that Neymar owes more than €34.6m to state. ir piece published in September revealed how Neymar's unpaid taxes and debt accumulation to Spanish state has increased. As of December 2019, Neymar is said to owe €34,624,26.60 to Spanish Treasury.
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Barcelona's finances in dire straits
Barcelona have been under massive debt over last few years. club has spent heavily over past few seasons on likes of Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann. However, few of ir big-name arrivals have done justice to ir price tags.
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A vast w structure and poor finance manment left Barcelona in dire need of cash this summer. This has resulted in club letting star players leave for next to thing.
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Spanish giants let Ivan Rakitic and Luiz Suarez join direct rivals Atletico Mrid and Sevilla for minal amounts. Arturo Vidal was also given green light to sign for Inter Milan and joined m for a fee of less €5 million. On or end, Barcelona are also struggling on pitch. As per LaLiga standings, Barca are currently 8th with two games in hand.
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14:21 IST, November 11th 2020