Away from the courts .. Barcelona ends its legal dispute with Neymar

Barcelona announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with its former Brazilian star Neymar to end the judicial dispute between them in an amicable manner outside the courts, to bring down the curtain on the accusations made by each other since the player moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017


. A statement "Barcelona announces that it has amicably concluded out of court the various litigation cases... that were opened against the Brazilian player Neymar da Silva Santos Junior."


And he continued, "In this context, an agreement was signed between the club and the player to end the legal issues that were pending between the two parties: three work-related lawsuits and a civil case."


Neymar moved to Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017, in a record deal amounting to 222 million euros, which is the value of the penalty clause that allows him to terminate his contract with the Catalan club, which he joined in the summer of 2013.


On August 27 of that year, Barcelona filed a lawsuit against Neymar, demanding that he return the contract renewal bonus he had received, in addition to 8.5 million euros in compensation and an additional 10 percent for arrears.


Barcelona claimed Neymar owed him money he received as part of the renewal bonus when he signed a new contract in 2016.


The Catalan club have also asked PSG to take responsibility for paying the fee if the player is unable to do so himself.


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