"Welcome Angel Di Maria to FC Barcelona #DiMariaFB," the post read, before being deleted. A tweet reading "Let's get #FCBHack trending on Twitter" then appeared before Barcelona regained control of the accounts. "Our accounts have been hacked tonight. We're working to solve the problem as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience," the club tweeted.Hacked! Barcelona Twitter account "announces" signing of Angel Di Maria https://t.co/VBycZ02rBJ pic.twitter.com/ZlKyWgX1Gg
— Goal (@goal) August 23, 2017
Our accounts have been hacked tonight. We’re working to solve the problem as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 23, 2017The hack comes less than 24 hours after Barcelona announced they would be suing Neymar for alleged breach of contract. The Catalan club are looking to recoup £7.8m from the Brazilian, who joined PSG in a world record move earlier this month.
Barcelona announce signing of Angel Di Maria - but things aren't as they seem as Catalans confirm Twitter hack https://t.co/URDdROGULk pic.twitter.com/Af4OnZ7EH8— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) August 23, 2017The club are also demanding the return of a loyalty bonus paid after he renewed his deal in October, less than a year before he signed for Paris St-Germain "FC Barcelona has sent the Spanish Football Federation the labour lawsuit against Neymar Jr they submitted on 11 August at the Labour Tribunal in Barcelona so that they can pass it on to the appropriate authorities in the French Football Federation and Fifa," a club statement said.
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"In the lawsuit, the Club demands the player return the already paid sum for his contract renewal as he has not completed his contract; €8.5 million in damages; and an additional 10 per cent because of delayed payment. The Club also requests Paris Saint-Germain take on responsibility for the payment of these fees if the player cannot do so himself. "FC Barcelona has started these proceedings to protect its interests following Neymar’s decision to buy out his contract just months after he signed an extension until 2021. This legal defence will be carried out following the established procedures with the competent authorities without entering into any verbal arguments with the player." Neymar had previously criticised the Barcelona board in an interview following his PSG debut on Sunday evening.
