Manchester City and Chelsea may open up on Neymar bids

A Spanish judge has asked Manchester City and Chelsea to reveal how much they offered for Neymar’s signature after accepting a lawsuit alleging fraud with regard to the Brazilian’s move to Barcelona in 2013.

Brazilian investment firm DIS, who owned 40% of Neymar’s transfer rights at the time of the deal, has filed a claim against Barcelona, Neymar himself, his father, his former club Santos, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell.

At the time of Neymar’s move, Barcelona claimed they paid €57.1million for him, but documents later revealed that included a €40m signing-on fee for the player. DIS claims the nature of the deal significantly deflated Neymar’s value, and Chelsea and Manchester City – along with Bayern Munich – have been asked to declare the extent of their offers to see if Barcelona underpaid.