Barca deny wrongdoing after tax fraud reports


Barcelona president Sandro Rosell arrives for a news conference where he announced his resignation at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona January 23, 2014. REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona have denied wrongdoing after local media said Spain's public prosecutor had asked for charges to be brought against the club for alleged tax fraud in last year's signing of Brazil forward Neymar.

The prosecutor had written to the judge overseeing a probe into the deal, accusing Barca of drawing up "pretend contracts" and engaging in "financial engineering" to defraud the tax man of 9.1 million euros (7.4 million pounds), according to the reports which did not identify the source of their information.

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