The family of Neymar reportedly helped Dani Alves to pay a €150,000 (£128,000) fine in his rape case, which helped to mitigate the sentence handed to the former Barcelona defender.
The 40-year-old, who last played for Mexican side UNAM Pumas, was jailed for four-and-a-half years on Thursday after being convicted of raping a woman at a Spanish nightclub.
Alves had been held on remand at Brians 2 Prison near the Catalan capital since his arrest in January last year, and is facing his first night behind bars as a convicted sex offender.
State prosecutors wanted him jailed for nine years and a lawyer acting for his victim had demanded he was caged for 12 years if convicted.
However, a 'mitigating factor' in his sentencing was a pre-payment of the £128,000 (€150,000) he was ordered to give his victim as compensation.
And, according to Brazilian outlet UOL, the family of Neymar - who played alongside the defender at Barcelona, PSG and for Brazil - allegedly helped Alves to pay the fine.
The report claims the amount - which the Spanish Court ordered Alves to pay - is to be given to the victim for moral damages and injuries caused by the ordeal, with it playing a large role in reducing the length of the sentence.
Neymar's family also reportedly lent Gustavo Xisto, one of the most senior legal representatives of the Al-Hilal star's father, to help Alves in the case.
Alves, whose lawyer confirmed today she would appeal the sentencing, protested his innocence on February 7 after taking the stand on the last day of his three-day trial at Barcelona's Audiencia Provincial court.
The UOL report also claims that the one year and one month Alves has spent on remand in prison already will contribute to the overall sentence.
As well as prison and
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