Summary:
Barcelona forward Neymar was offered £116m to join Real Madrid from his former club Santos, according to his father.

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Neymar’s father has told a Spanish court that the Brazilian star rejected a more lucrative move to Real Madrid to join Barcelona instead. According to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, Real Madrid offered Santos £116m for Neymar, but he instead joined Barcelona in a £50m deal. The 22-year-old moved from Brazil to Barcelona last summer in a deal that is being investigated. Spain’s authorities have accused the Catalan club of tax fraud over the transfer. Neymar, in action against Paris Saint-Germain, joined Barcelona in a £50m deal last summer . Neymar Da Silva Santos, father of Neymar, leaves the Spanish National Court in Madrid . Neymar's father said that Real Madrid offered £116m to sign the forward from Santos . Neymar’s father is currently in court to defend the contracts made with Barcelona. The Brazilian forward is into his second season with Barcelona having scored 13 times in his first campaign. Neymar also scored four times for Brazil during the World Cup, but missed the disastrous 7-1 semi-final thrashing by Germany through injury.