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Neymar & Barcelona end legal dispute in 'amicable fashion' after four years

Barcelona and Neymar have ended their long-running legal dispute in "amicable fashion", the Spanish outfit have revealed, with four years of battling in court brought to a close.

A Brazil international forward first butted heads with La Liga heavyweights on the back of his record-breaking €222 million (£200m/$262m) transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2017.

Neymar argued that he was owed an unpaid signing bonus despite leaving Camp Nou, with those claims countering those of Barcelona over an alleged breach of contract.

What has been said?

The Blaugrana have now stated on the club's official website: "FC Barcelona announce that it has ended out of court in amicable fashion the various labour and civil litigation cases that were open with the Brazilian player Neymar da Silva Santos Junior.