Perez actually testified in a fraud case concerning the signing of Neymar to Barcelona 10 years ago.
The Real Madrid President made a short appearance at the court as he confirmed his side actually made an offer to sign Neymar 10-years ago.
Neymar is currently facing a court case that his accusers are pushing to see him behind bars for at least 2-years amid a transfer fraud surrounding his move to Barcelona.
The case which has dated back to 2015 has seen DIS, a Brazilian company that owned 40% of Neymar’s sporting rights while he was at Sporting, accusing the player and Barcelona to have concealed the true value of the player’s transfer to La Liga.
“It was a 45 million offer, as reflected in the summary,” Florentino Perez testified. “We were interested in the player ten years ago. I knew through the Sports Directorate that he wanted to leave Santos. I did not speak to anyone.
“The players go where they want and Neymar wanted to go to Barcelona and that’s why he went there.”
Asked if he spoke to the DIS back then, Perez continued, “Did I meet with DIS? ”I have no idea.
“I don’t remember anything. I did not participate in anything. It’s all in the summary. If we didn’t respond to a letter they sent us, it would be because we wouldn’t have anything to say.”