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Neymar ordered to make court appearance over Santos-Barca transfer

Along with Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, the Barcelona and Brazil forward has been summoned to court in February in relation to his 2013 transfer.

Barcelona forward Neymar has been ordered to appear in Spain's national court over allegations of fraud in relation to his transfer from Santos to the Liga champions.

According to reports by the EFE and Europa Press agencies on Wednesday, the Brazil captain has been subpoenaed to testify on Feb. 2, on the same day as his parents.

On Feb. 1, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell will give evidence, while the court has also called Santos directors Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Rodriguez Rivero and Odilo Fliho.