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Explained: Neymar's court case, jail sentence and what it means for Barcelona

It is the case that will not go away for Neymar and Barcelona. The 24-year-old is in the news once again after a prosecutor in Spain called for the player to be a handed a two-year jail sentence on Wednesday.

It is the latest development in a saga that has dragged on ever since Neymar moved from Santos to Barcelona in the summer of 2013 and here, Goal takes a closer look at how the case started, what has happened now and what it means for both the player and the Catalan club...

HOW DID THE NEYMAR CASE ORIGINALLY START?