Barcelona have confirmed that Neymar's parents received the vast majority of the transfer fee they paid for Brazilian striker.

His parents got £34 million (€41 million) of the £48.6 million Barcelona paid in June. Neymar's father gave Barcelona permission to lift a confidentiality clause in order for the amount paid to the family to be publicized.

Santos, the 21-year-old's former club, received the other £14.6 million.

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, who was involved in brokering the Neymar deal, resigned yesterday over claims that the actual amount paid was more than the £48.6 million (€57 million) claimed and that he misappropriated funds.

Rosell denies any wrongdoing and a Spanish judge has agreed to hear a lawsuit he has brought against the Catalan club.

Last night, Off The Ball's European football correspondent Graham Hunter warned of "embarrassing revelations."