Khaznadar’s Santos bid compromised by Neymar friendship – Leite

Nabil Khaznadar’s bid to become the next president of Santos is compromised by his friendship with Neymar’s family, according to advisor Celso Leite. Neymar was sold to Barcelona for an undisclosed fee back in June 2013 and the La Liga club were subsequently accused of tax fraud by Spanish authorities. Khaznadar has previously struck up […]
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2014-10-29 13:42:00

Nabil Khaznadar"s bid to become the next president of Santos is compromised by his friendship with Neymar"s family, according to advisor Celso Leite.

Neymar was sold to Barcelona for an undisclosed fee back in June 2013 and the La Liga club were subsequently accused of tax fraud by Spanish authorities.

Khaznadar has previously struck up a friendship with Neymar"s family, and in particular, the Brazil star"s father, but Leite believes that the presidential candidate will be ‘bombared" with scrutiny.

‘I remember him making a speech saying that he was a close friend of Neymar"s father," said Leite. ‘If this connection is intimate, as they called it, I think it will be difficult for Nabil, and he will be bombarded in the elections because of the sale of Neymar.

Rollo Orlando added: ‘Unfortunately, some counsellors are more committed to their personal interests than with Santos. It is difficult to have an independence that way. It will be hard for him to investigate the sale of Neymar [as president].

‘It will become even more difficult because the personal interests will prevail."