BARCELONA: Spanish football club Barcelona said on Monday they had ‘ended out of court in an amicable fashion’ the various lawsuits with their former player Neymar.

“As such, a transactional agreement between the club and the player has been signed to end the legal cases that were pending between the two parties: three claims related to labour and a civil case,” the club said in a statement.

The Brazilian superstar Neymar enjoyed a successful spell at Barca between 2013 and 2017 before joining Paris Saint-Germain for a then world record 222 million euros ($261 million).

He joined Barca in 2013 and signed a new five-year contract in 2016, which included a renewal bonus worth 64.4 million euros. Most of the lawsuits concern this bonus.

Barcelona paid 20.75 million euros of this bonus before Neymar left for Paris Saint-Germain but then refused to pay the remaining amount, insisting the terms of his contract had been broken.

Published in Dawn, July 28th , 2021