
(FILES) Former Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar leaves the pitch at half-time of the UEFA Champions League football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Bayern Munich (FC Bayern Muenchen) at the Parc des Princes in Paris, on February 14, 2023. Photo: AFP
Officers with anti-corruption units carried out the searches on Monday, amid suspicions that PSG may have received favourable tax treatment as part of the transfer, the source said.
Neymar joined Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 for a world-record fee of 222 million euros ($242 million), scoring 118 goals in 173 matches despite a series of injuries.
Last year he left the French club for Saudi Al-Hilal, the latest world-famous footballer snapped up by the big-spending Saudi Pro League.
He will earn 100 million euros a season in Saudi Arabia, according to a source close to the negotiations, while PSG will pocket 100 million euros in the deal.
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