Neymar request Barca be kicked out of Champions League over €26m bonus refusal
Neymar has called on
UEFA to expel Barcelona from the Champions League in a dispute over an
outstanding loyalty payment.
We understands the
Brazil international's legal team made the request to European football's
governing body as part of the ongoing row with his old club.
It is understood UEFA
is yet to respond to the letter from Neymar's camp.
The 25-year-old left
Barca for Paris Saint-Germain in August for a world-record fee of €222
million, less than a year after
signing a new five-year contract at Camp Nou.
The player's entourage
insist he is owed a €26m loyalty bonus stipulated in that contract extension
and FIFA confirmed in August that they are investigating an official complaint
from the former Santos star against Barca.
The Liga side have
refused to pay it on the grounds that the forward breached the terms of his
deal by holding talks with PSG over a move to France.
The club launched a
separate case in August to demand the return of the "renewal premium"
paid to Neymar when he signed his last contract.
Barca are asking for
the return of €8.5m, plus 10 per cent in arrears, and say PSG must pay the sum
if Neymar is unable.
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