I am not a criminal – Neymar speaks on tax evasion trial

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I am not a criminal – Neymar speaks on tax evasion trial

Neymar has hit out at some sections of the media, over their reportage of his legal cases and insists he is not a criminal.
The Barcelona forward’s move from Santos in 2013, has been the subject of legal cases in Spain and Brazil, with Neymar and his father accused of tax evasion.

The Federal Court of Sao Paulo in his native Brazil, ordered his assets worth just under €45 million to be frozen in February.


Barca have already agreed to pay a fine of €5.5m in order to close legal proceedings in Spain, but the case in Sao Paulo remains open.

“I have not done anything wrong. I’m not a criminal,” Neymar told Isto E.

“Unfortunately, some people are always trying to create controversy. I do not know whether they do not have the right information or if they have bad intentions. But it doesn’t matter.

“The truth is that I’m sure everything will be resolved soon. These matters do not disturb me.


“My father deals with everything outside of the pitch and I have complete confidence in him. I am lucky to have my father looking after those things, working at my side, so I can focus on playing football.”