Neymar told a court he did not take part in negotiations over his move to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.
The former Barcelona star and eight others are facing fraud and corruption charges relating to the forward’s transfer from Brazilian side Santos back in 2013.
Neymar spoke about the move in a court on Tuesday and said his father took care of the negotiations and he was not involved. All of the defendants deny any wrongdoing.
“I didn’t participate in the negotiations. My father always took care of it and always will. I sign everything he tells me to sign,” he told the court. “Playing for Barcelona was always my dream, a childhood dream.”
Investment firm DIS owned 40% of Neymar’s rights and says it lost out financially as the player’s transfer to Barcelona was undervalued.
Neymar and his father could both face a jail term and a large fine if they are found guilty of the charges as the investment firm has called for the football player to face a five-year prison sentence.
The alleged offence of which Neymar Jr and his family are accused of is also not punishable by law in Brazil.
Neymar and his father could face a prison sentence of up to two years if found guilty. They could also face a fine of more than £8.7m (€10m).
Rosell could face a five-year jail term and Barcelona an €8.4m fine.
A court document released in July alleges that Barcelona initiated negotiations in 2011 with the player, paying him €40m to ensure his move when his contract with Santos expired in 2014 and thereby preventing other clubs from signing him.
“Our intention was to prepare a career plan for him in Europe, in which we had in place already established, could learn the language, etc. And knowing his dream to play for Barcelona, we signed that priority agreement with them,” the player’s father, Neymar da Silva Santos, told the court.
Neymar and his parents had the right not to testify but decided to do so, answering questions only from the prosecutor and from their own layers.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, appearing as a witness via videolink, told the court his club had made offers of €45m in 2011 and €36m in 2013 to sign Neymar but the player chose to join Barcelona instead.
Law firm Baker McKenzie, which is defending Neymar, who joined Paris St Germain in 2017, and his family, has said in a statement it will argue that the Spanish courts lack jurisdiction because the transfer involved a Brazilian national in Brazil.
Neymar’s lawyers say that competition rules relate to products and services and do not apply to the transfer market.
The trial comes nearly a month before the World Cup opens in Qatar and is expected to last until the end of the October.