Former Barcelona presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell have been acquitted in the criminality trial over the transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barca in 2013.
A Barcelona-based court declared Bartomeu, Rosell and the Neymar family not guilty of crimes of corruption in the transfer of the Brazilian forward.
Barcelona spent a total of €88m to sign Neymar in 2013 under the administration of Bartomeu, but Brazilian investment fund DIS, who claimed to own 40% of the player's image rights, received just €6.8m from the entire operation.
Bartomeu will breathe a sigh of relief after escaping jail time, while Rosell remains eligible to contest for the position of Mayor of Barcelona.
Source: Marca
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