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Judge Jose Perals also called for a five-year sentence for
former Barca president Sandro Rosell and a fine of 8.4 million
euros ($8.9 million) for the club, but called for charges
against current president Josep Maria Bartomeu to be dropped.
The case stems from a complaint by Brazilian investment group
DIS, which owned 40 percent of Brazil forward Neymar's transfer
rights and which alleges it received less money than it was
entitled to as Barca concealed the real transfer fee.
Barcelona have been engulfed in legal troubles over Neymar's
transfer since 2013. Rosell resigned as the club's president in
2014 for his role in the affair and testified in court in
February alongside Bartomeu, Neymar and Neymar's father.
The club struck a deal with prosecutors in June to settle a
separate case and paid a 5.5 million euro ($6.2 million) fine
and avoided trial on charges of tax evasion over the transfer.
Barca thought they had brought the affair to a close when judge
Jose de la Mata archived the case in June, although Spain's
public prosecutor succesfully overturned the ruling in
September, allowing the case to proceed.
(Reporting by Richard Martin; editing by Ken Ferris)
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