Court Orders Neymar To Pay Barcelona €6.7Million. (See why)

Brazilian star Neymar has lost a lawsuit over an unpaid bonus with Barcelona and has been ordered by a court to pay his former club Barcelona €6.7 million.

Neymar moved from Barca to PSG for a world record fee of 222 million euros in 2017 but took the La Liga side to court over the terms of the last contract he signed with them a year earlier, claiming he was entitled to 43.6 million euros.

“The ruling has fully dismissed the player’s claim for payment of 43.6 million euros, and has accepted a large part of the defence presented by FC Barcelona, as a result of which the player must return 6.7 million euros to the club.

Barcelona expresses its satisfaction with the verdict announced on Friday, 19th June, 2020, in relation to the lawsuit involving FC Barcelona and the player Neymar Jr regarding the amount of the signing bonus in the final renewal of the player’s contract,” said the club’s statement.

Despite their long-running legal dispute, Barca tried to sign Neymar last year and the player even stopped training with PSG in order to try and force through the move, prompting angry protests from the French side’s supporters.