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| Neymar is a transfer target for Manchester United |
MANCHESTER UNITED'S hopes of signing Barcelona forward Neymar have been given a significant boost.
The 23-year-old's father has revealed the ongoing tax evasion investigation involving his son could force him to leave the Nou Camp.
A Brazilian court has the frozen assets of Neymar, his family and businesses, which are valued at around £31.3m.
He has also reportedly evaded £10.5m in tax between 2011 and 2013.
Neymar still has three years left on his contract at Barcelona but Neymar Sr has admitted their situation has left them without "peace of mind" and could force an exit.
"We are talking about a [contract] renewal but we need to solve some things," Neymar Sr told Cadena SER.
"We need to know if Spain accepts our situation. It's hard for us because we are receiving many attacks, from Brazil and from Spain. Neymar is a star and works his image here and from Brazil.
"We're talking to everyone to know what to do with this matter because we don't want to be in Spain two, three, four, five or 10 years and then we are caught by surprise by saying that our structure is wrong. We need to know if things are right for us.
"We must do the right things and know if Spain let us work. We need to stop these investigations. We want the peace of mind.
"His image is not associated with his job. His image is part of a company in Brazil, which has existed since 2006. It is not now that we've taken advantage of his image.
"For years we've been working with this company. I do not want to talk about persecution but if we don't have a comfortable situation to work we cannot stay in Spain.
"We never had such big fiscal problems in Brazil. After arriving in Spain the attacks began and the attacks have now spread to Brazil. We will respect the contract he has with the club but we don't want a renewal without peace of mind."
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