Court freezes £33.1 millon worth of Neymar's assets

The Brazil international faces legal action over earnings he allegedly failed to declare before his move to La Liga in 2013

A court in Brazil has frozen £33.1 million worth of Neymar's assets following allegations of tax evasion.

The Sao Paulo federal court alleges that the Barcelona star evaded 63m Brazilian reals (£10.5m) between 2011 and 2013, before his move to La Liga.

The documentation of the case, presided over by Judge Carlos Muta, states Neymar is “solely responsible for his income declaration", and further claims the player only declared assets worth 19.6m reals (£3.2m).

A judicial order explaining the seizure of Neymar's assets indicated that the amount frozen was far in excess of the sum alleged to have been evaded in order to cover for potential interests and fines, and for security purposes.