Friday, January 19, 2024 – French authorities searched the offices of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance on Monday as part of an investigation into allegations of favours given to Paris Saint-Germain over the £200million transfer of Neymar Jr from Barcelona in 2017.
The Brazil international enjoyed a spell at the Catalan
giants before PSG signed the player in what remains a world-record deal.
After five years at Parc des Princes, the
31-year-old made the move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal.
According to French outlet Mediapart,
Neymar's initial transfer is under scrutiny as part of a wider
investigation into influence peddling that has been ongoing since September
2022.
The club's former communications director Jean-Martial Ribes
is alleged to have sought the advice of then-vice president of the National
Assembly Hugues Renson on potential 'tax advantages' that could be found for
the transfer.
Renson claims to have consulted former Minister of Public
Accounts Gerald Darmanin over the possible taxation the deal would undergo.
Ribes, who is alleged to have used his position at the club
to gain sensitive information for both PSG and personal advancement - resigned
from his role in 2022.
Monday's investigation was carried out by France's Central
Office for the Fight against Corruption and Fiscal Fraud in the department of
the General Directorate of Public Finances, and in the presence of
investigating magistrates Vincent Lemonier and Serge Tournaire.
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