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Barca sues Neymar for US$10m over contract breach

BARCELONA is seeking at least 8.5 million euros (US$10 million) from Neymar for breach of contract, the club said yesterday as the bitter fallout rumbles on from his world-record 222-million euro move to Paris Saint-Germain.

“In this lawsuit, the club demands the amount already paid as a bonus for the renewal of his contract for breach of contract, 8.5 million euros in damages, and an additional 10 percent in interests,” Barcelona said in a statement.

Neymar signed a new five-year deal with Barcelona in 2016, but the Catalans were powerless to stop his move to PSG just a year later as the French side met the buyout clause in his contract.

Barcelona added the lawsuit was lodged against Neymar on August 11 with Barcelona’s employment court, eight days after his stunning move to Ligue 1.

The Catalan giant has also passed the claim onto FIFA and the French Football Federation via the Spanish Football Federation to take what it sees as “the appropriate legal effects”.

Moreover, Barcelona urged PSG to pay the amount it is seeking if Neymar — who is reported to earn 30 million euros after tax for the next five years in Paris — isn’t able to meet its demands.

The club’s latest move comes two days after Neymar fiercely criticized Barcelona’s under-fire board after scoring twice in a stunning home debut as PSG beat Toulouse 6-2 on Sunday.

“There are people in charge that shouldn’t be there,” Neymar told reporters. “Barca deserve much more and everyone knows that.”

Barcelona has also withheld a 26-million euro bonus due to Neymar for signing the renewal to his contract last year.

Elsewhere, Croatian international striker Nikola Kalinic has completed a move to AC Milan from Fiorentina, both clubs announced yesterday.

The 29-year-old joins Milan on a season-long loan in a deal that will eventually become permanent and has signed a contract with the club until 2021.

Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported the transfer will be worth 25 million euros as Milan continues to strengthen its squad following last season’s sixth-placed finish.

Kalinic scored 33 goals in 83 games for Fiorentina and is the latest recruit in a busy summer at the San Siro following the notable arrivals of Italy center back Leonardo Bonucci from Juventus, Turkish playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu and Portugal forward Andre Silva.




 

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