2013, Neymar Was one of the most sought after young talents in world football, brilliant at Santos and attracted interest from several top clubs. Before you eventually joined FC BarcelonaBrazilian revealed it Pep Guardiola made a personal pitch to take him to Bayern Munichtells him: “I will make you the best player in the world. “
At that time, Barcelona and Real Madrid were the two main clubs that competed for Neymar’s signatureWith Barcelona eventually to ensure the deal against a record charge of $ 81 million. Neymar, however, split on the Brazilian podcast Tunnel That he was close to joining Bayern Munich thanks to a convincing offer from Guardiola.
“I almost went to Bayern (2013) Due to Guardiola. I was in Switzerland to get Puskas Award and was in my room. My father called me at 2 in the morning. I answered, he told me to open the door … I was in boxers. My father, Guardiola and the translator were there. Said Pep to me, I would like to sign you and take you to me, to which club I go to. I will make you the best player in the world“Pronounced Neymar.
Guardiola, who was already planning his future with Bavaria, presented his vision for Neymar: “Then he showed me a piece of paper, opened his laptop and told me where to play under him. Pep also said: “If you don’t score 60 goals per season I will change my name.” I said, ‘Okay, but for which team?‘Pep said,’I can’t tell you yet because it’s not decided yet. ‘
“But then I managed to convince him, and he said,”I’ll write for Bayern. I know it’s a cold city, but I’ll take care of you. ‘I decided to go to Barcelona, But I was really thinking about going to Bayern“Brazilian revealed.
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Although Bavaria already has world -class Wingers as Arjen Robben and Franck RiberyThe Guardiola was anxious that Neymar became the face of the team. But in the end, Neymar’s personal decision made the transfer impossible.
Neymar’s decision: Barcelona over Real Madrid and Bayern
While all offers Neymar was financially tempting, it reasoned from Barcelona with him on a deeper level. In the podcast, Neymar explained why he ultimately chose Barça in front of both Real Madrid and Bavaria:
“Real Madrid’s offer was an empty check. They told me I could have what I wanted … But I wanted Barca with my heart. I would have made three times more money on Real Madrid. Florentino (Perez) Always liked me. But Ronaldinho played at Barcelona, and I wanted to play with Messi“Recent Neymar and expressed his admiration for the two football icons.
