Neymar faces fraud trial for Barcelona transfer from Santos

FILE - FC Barcelona's new signing Neymar waves to the crowd during his official presentation at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 3, 2013. Neymar will return to Spain on Monday to face trial on fraud charges regarding his 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. The Brazil forward, his father, and the former executives of Barcelona and Santos are accused of hiding the true cost of his transfer with alleged goal of cheating a private Brazilian company that claims to have been owed 40% of the transfer fee. All the accused deny any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, FIle)

Five years since Neymar put a tumultuous end to his career at Barcelona, the Brazil forward will be tried in Spain to determine whether he and others committed fraud when he joined the Catalan club from Santos back in 2013.

In a trial starting Monday in Barcelona, Neymar, his father, and the former leaderships of both Barcelona and Brazilian club Santos face charges of fraud and unfair competition. They are accused of hiding the real cost of his transfer with the goal of not paying money that DIS, a private Brazilian company, says it is owed as the rightful owners of 40% of Neymar's player rights.