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"Barcelona" celebrates its first victory in disputes over the acquisition of Brazilian Neymar last summer. The Economic Control Committee of the Spanish Football League officially informed that they have examined all documents related to Neymar's acquisition and found no violations. "There is no evidence that the Catalonia club that acquired Neymar violated any regulations or rules of the Spanish Football League, so any investigation on this matter is terminated," the statement said. "Barcelona" started having trouble over Neymar last December, when club member Jordi Cases, who had the right to vote, did not receive detailed information about Neymar's transfer and took the matter to court. The Catalonia club continued to refuse to personally provide information to J. Cases, but all the details of Neymar's acquisition and financial aspects were publicly disclosed at a special press conference only after Neymar's father gave permission. The Spanish Football League, which started the investigation in the summer of 2014, asked "Barcelona" to submit all necessary documents and has now finished examining them, concluding that Catalonia club did not commit any violations. In the summer of the same year, "Barcelona" voluntarily agreed to pay taxes until the issue of double taxation avoidance is resolved. Lawyers should determine in which country - Brazil or Spain - the player's transfer sum should be taxed. "The club decided to pay 13,550,830 euros and 56 cents to avoid any additional interpretations in Neymar's case. This amount includes all contracts that "Barcelona" signed with the player," the Catalonia club announced in February. On Monday, "Barcelona" released an official statement that they will continue to collaborate with law enforcement and provide all necessary information regarding Neymar's acquisition. If the court recognizes that the arguments presented by the Catalonia team are correct and "Barcelona" wins the case, the mentioned amount of more than 13 million euros will return to the club's budget."
