Barcelona forward Neymar has had his assets frozen by the Sao Paolo federal court yesterday. The frozen assets belong to Neymar, his family and their related businesses and are valued at £31.3m which amounts to 188.8m Brazilian reals.
The Brazil star is alleged to have evaded taxes in his homeland during the period while he was still playing for Santos in Brazil. According to this piece of report in the Guardian, the court claims that Neymar evaded 63m reals (£10.5m) in Brazil taxes between 2011 and 2013.
Although Neymar’s unpaid taxes amount to £10.