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Neymar's agent advises his client to play for Real Madrid and use tax havens

Neymar’s transfer from Santos to Barcelona is currently undergoing investigation 

Neymar’s agent, Wagner Ribeiro, has suggested his client to put his money in tax havens and eventually move to Real Madrid to close out his career after the Barcelona forward had his assets frozen by a Brazillian court last week, ESPN reports. The Sao Paulo tribunal has alleged that the 23-year-old evaded 63 million reals in Brazil taxes between 2011 and 2013, during his time with Santos.

The Barcelona superstar and his family-related businesses have been valued at 188.8 million by a Brazillian court. The player’s agent has taken to Instagram on Monday to offer his advice, in response to the action. In a lengthy post, Ribiero has suggested his client on how he should manage his money in the future, and where he should play his club football in the years to come.

"Take your money, send everything to tax havens, legally, of course," Ribeiro wrote in a letter addressed to Neymar's father, Neymar Sr.

"This way you will stop paying taxes in Brazil! Close your businesses, the Institute of Praia Grande, and go enjoy your life on Mediterranean beaches. You and your family.”

"But leave Neymar to play a few more years ... and end his career in Europe, preferably at Real Madrid."

The agent has also hinted at a deep societal disdain in Brazil for newly rich football players like Neymar. According to Ribeiro, the former Copa Libertadores winner’s money in Brazil which was spread out among various business has been deemed to be a wrong move made by the player.

 

Carta ao @neymarpai_ Este fim de semana, setores da imprensa, judiciário e executivo nacional e, em particular, alguns torcedores (des)interessados no bem do seu clube "de coração", comemoraram o bloqueio de bens que foi imposto a você e suas empresas. Mas tava na cara que isso ia acontecer, né Ney? Você nunca topou "pagar" para o Juninho jogar. Decidiu atender a vontade “infanto-juvenil” dele e voltar pro Brasil em vez de jogar no Real Madri (hoje atua no seu rival!!). Não quis contratar um dos jornalistas que se ofereciam para assessorar seu filho em 2009. Brigou com empresário e seu séquito de bajuladores no "Dia do Monstro" por considerar que não agiram profissionalmente com o Juninho naquela semana. Pior Ney, o Juninho, craque, responsável e carismático começou a ter sua "IMAGEM" solicitada por empresas no Brasil e exterior e isso te deixou "rico"!! E no Brasil, quando pobre fica rico, tem que ser burro. Sabe "você sai da favela, mas a favela não sai de você" ? Isso tem um significado intrínseco para parte da sociedade que esta acostumada a "ganhar sempre". Eles querem que você continue "favelado". Mas você é teimoso igual teu pai, né ? PLANEJOU a carreira do Juninho dentro de campo e publicitariamente, constituiu empresas para isso. Tudo dentro da lei. Fez tudo certo e esse foi seu erro. Toda a grana que ganham é "nacionalizada e carimbada" quando entra no país. Mania de ser "brasileiro" que tua família tem... Pra fechar: De forma honesta, manifestou apoio ao candidato derrotado nas últimas eleições a presidente. Mas se você tivesse agido diferente, não tivesse brigado com empresário (e bajuladores), tivesse ficado em Madrid e o Juninho tivesse se naturalizado ESPANHOL e tivesse se recusado a apoiar quem sua consciência mandava esses caras não estariam contra você. Conselho: Pega tua grana, manda tudo pra paraísos fiscais, legalmente é claro. Para com essa mania de pagar imposto no Brasil!! Fecha tuas empresas, o Instituto na Praia Grande e vai curtir a vida nas praias do Mediterrâneo. Você e sua família. Mas deixa o Neymar jogar mais uns aninhos... e que ele encerre a carreira na Europa, preferencialmente no Real Madri.

A photo posted by Wagner Ribeiro (@ribeirowagner) on Sep 28, 2015 at 7:21am PDT

"In Brazil, when the poor become rich they have to be dumb. Do you know 'You leave the slums, but the slums don't leave you?' This has intrinsic meaning for the parts of society accustomed to 'always win’,” he said.

"They want you to continue being a 'slum kid.' But you are stubborn like your father.” 

“He planned [Neymar's] career on the pitch and publicity-wise, built businesses for it. Everything within the law and that was his mistake.” 

“All the money earned is 'nationalized and stamped' when it enters the country."

Neymar unlikely to go to jail if he pays what he owes: Martins

Neymar Jr. made a move to Brazil in 2013 from his Brazillian club Santos, but the transfer is undergoing an investigation by Spanish tax authorities.  

Along with the transfer investigation, he is facing alleged tax evasion by the Brazillian court. In a statement, Judge Carlos Muta said that Neymar’s declared assets are worth only 19.6 million reals. According to the judge, Neymar “is solely responsible for the income declaration”.

Iagaro Jung Martins, an auditor with Brazil’s federal tax agency, has said that Neymar isn’t likely to go to jail if he pays €55 million of what he owes. The court has also ordered that 150 percent of the funds to be frozen to ensure the payment of interest and fines for the alleged tax evasion, judicial sources in Brazil told Correio Braziliense on Friday.

The court said on Friday that it would also freeze assets of Neymar Sr. as well as the following companies: Neymar Sport e-Marketing, N & N Consultoria Esportiva e Empresarial and N & N Administração de Bens Participações e Investimentos.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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