Neymar blames his father in court, that's why

Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, were among those accused of hiding the real amount of transfer from an investment group involved in the negotiations.

Neymar's mother, Barcelona's former presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Bartholomew, and representatives of both clubs were also in court at the trial that began Monday and is expected to last at least until next week.

Neymar witnessed for only a few minutes, writes Marca.

My father handles everything”, he said. I wasn't involved in negotiations. I only sign what he tells me to sign”.

Neymar said he heard rumors about other clubs who wanted to sign it, but his dream as a child was always to play for Barcelona.

The bottom line was either Real Madrid or Barcelona, but I followed my heart and chose barca”, he said.

Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez was called to testify by the plaintiffs and said via video conference that he did not know Neymar personally, but admitted that his club was interested in signing the player before joining Barcelona.

He said Reali made an offer for Neymar for 45m euros.

Neymar's father said Reali made offers to sign with Neymar since 2009, but his son always wanted to play for Barcelona.

Neymar's mother also said she had no knowledge of the negotiations between Santos and Barcelona.

Neymar and his parents were allowed to leave the court after everyone testified.

Neymar's Santos movement put Barcelona in trouble with Spain's tax office a few years ago.

The DIS investment group had the right to 40% of Neymar's transfer, but said it received a smaller compensation because part of the transfer fee was hidden. Prosecutors said the involved tried to hide the real amount of transfer to pay a lower commission.