On March 20, some Spanish sources said that Neymar’s father helped Dani Alves pay bail so he could be free while awaiting the final verdict on the charge of sexual assault. However, a day later, Neymar’s father denied this information on social networks.
“As everyone knows, initially I helped Dani Alves financially without being involved in any lawsuit. This second time is different from the last time, when the Spanish Court sentenced me. But they still talk about it. and trying to drag my son and I into a problem that doesn’t belong to us anymore. I hope Daniel and his family will find a solution. For us, for my family, this is over. Full stop here again”, Mr. Neymar da Silva Santos wrote.
Neymar’s father did not specify how much money he helped his fellow defender the first time. Many sources said that Mr. Neymar Sr. wanted to mention the 150,000 euros that Dani Alves used to compensate the victim before going to trial in February.
Marca newspaper said that because he did not collect enough one million euros before the day’s bail deadline, Dani Alves had to stay in prison for at least one more night. In addition to paying bail, the one-time Barca star must meet many other conditions to be free such as surrendering his passports so he does not run away, appearing in court once a week and not being contacted or allowed to return. come within one kilometer of the victim.
Neymar and Dani Alves were teammates at Barca, PSG and Brazil. The striker born in 1992 currently plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, while Dani Alves had his contract terminated by UNAM club in Mexico and demanded $5 million in compensation after he was arrested last year for sexual assault allegations. The defender born in 1983 was detained for more than a year during the investigation. On February 22, a Spanish court sentenced Alves to four and a half years in prison for rape. This is almost the lowest sentence for rape as the penalty for this crime under Spanish law ranges from 4 to 12 years in prison.
Dani Alves is one of the most successful stars in the world with 43 collective titles, only one title less than his former Barca teammate Lionel Messi. He was once considered one of the best defenders in the world. Whether at Bahia, Sevilla, Barca, Juventus, PSG or Sao Paulo, he has at least one championship. Dani Alves’ career peaked at Barca with a total of 23 titles including 6 La Liga, 4 King’s Cups, three Champions Leagues, three Super Cups and three Club World Cups.
Alves also succeeded when playing for the Brazilian national team. He won the 2003 World Youth Cup, won the 2020 Olympic men’s soccer gold medal, and won the Copa America and FIFA Confederations Cup twice. The former Barca defender once had a happy and flashy marriage with his second wife Joanna Sanz. When Alves was arrested, model Joanna Sanz initially supported and trusted him but then announced that she was filing for divorce.
