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In court, Neymar denies wrongdoing over Barca transfer

Brazil superstar Neymar said he only signed documents given to him by his father, who has long been his manager

BARCELONA: Neymar only signed documents his father gave him and did nothing illegal, the Brazil superstar told a Spanish court Tuesday where he is on trial for alleged irregularities over his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago.

“My father has always been in charge” of contract negotiations, the 30-year-old told the Barcelona court hearing the case.

“I sign what he tells me to.”

The trial is the culmination of a years-long legal saga over his 2013 transfer, with Neymar one of nine defendants in the dock on corruption-related charges, among them his parents and their N&N company, which manages his affairs.

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