Neymar has been handed a huge relief with his acquittal of fraud and corruption charges stemming from his transfer to Barcelona from Santos.
The judgement is coming after a lot of back and forth as regards Neymar’s move to La Liga giants.
The trial in October had examined the Brazil international’s move in 2013 after complaints by DIS, a Brazilian company that owned 40 per cent of Neymar when he was playing for Santos.
A Spanish court also exonerated Neymar’s father and the two clubs, while ex-Barca presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell were also found not guilty, as well as former Santos president Odilio Rodrigues.
The case was initiated by Spanish prosecutors, with DIS citing lost of income after the real value of the transfer was understated by the other parties.
DIS had sought for a five-year jail term for Neymar as well as a fine of up to €149million, while the prosecutors hoped for a two-year prison sentence for Neymar.