Neymar’s lawyers have confirmed that they will contest a lawsuit brought against the player by his former club Barcelona. The Brazilian left Barcelona for Paris Saint Germain in a world record £198m fee.
The Spanish club announced on Tuesday that they would be suing the player for approximately €8.5m, a loyalty bonus he was paid upon signing a new contract with Barcelona last October, which the club now claim is owed back to them.
A statement from the player’s lawyers read, “The player’s formal defence will be filed in due course. Regarding the bonuses owed for the execution of the contract of 2016, it is also necessary to inform that the player has already initiated the formal procedures of collection before the competent courts.”
Paris Saint Germain responded to the suit in a statement on Tuesday too, saying, “The club repeats that, along with Neymar Jr, it strictly respected all applicable laws and rules and can only regret, once again, the attitude of FC Barcelona.”
