Neymar, the new Santos player who played for Barcelona from 2013 to 2017, recalled on the 'Podpah' podcast the tough battle between Barcelona and Real Madrid for his signing and admitted why he finally decided on the Catalan offer.
I ended up listening to my heart. My dream was to play for BarcelonaNeymar
"I received an offer from both. From Barcelona the proposal was this and from Real Madrid it was practically a blank cheque. Real Madrid said 'put the paper and we pay'...", the 33-year-old footballer began.
"If I had gone to Real Madrid I would have earned three times more than at Barcelona"Neymar
"That arrogance does not please Neymar!" one of the interviewers interrupted him.
Neymar, for whomBarcelona paid 57 million euros and then sold him in 2017 to PSG for 222 million euros, revealed that "if I had gone to Real Madrid I would have earned three times more than at Barcelona".
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The footballer from Mogi das Cruzes (Sao Paulo) said that "Florentino Perez always liked me... and he talked to me. He wanted me to play for Real Madrid".
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior ended up explaining why he chose Barcelona instead of signing for Real Madrid: "I ended up listening to my heart".
"My dream was to play for Barcelona. Ronaldinho, Messi... My dream was to play with Messi. And that's when I decided to go to Barcelona," he said.
Neymar was in Real Madrid's youth academy: Ramon Martinez explained why he didn't end up signing
Neymar played in Real Madrid's youth academy in the Infantil A alongside Carvajal, Sarabia, Fran Sol...
Neymar was training for 10 days at the age of 13 in Real Madrid's youth academy. And, buff, he was an alien. He dribbled past everyone, and goal. Another play, and goalRamón Martínez
Neymar spent a few days in Real Madrid's youth academy in March 2006 and the club even applied for his registration with the Madrid Federation.
Everything was arranged with Neymar's father: monthly salary, registration... but it fell through. One thing was missing: the grandparents lived in Brazil and a house had to be bought for them that cost 60,000 euros. The club did not agree and the signing was frustratedRamón Martínez
Ramon Martinez, the legendary Real Madrid technical secretary, explained to Juan Castro in MARCA thetrue reason why Neymar did not stay at Real Madrid.
"Neymar spent 10 days training with us when he was 13 years old. Robinho's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, told me about him, but I had a thousand requests from boys who wanted to come and train. He paid for Ney's trip, and we played a game with children his age. And, buff, he was an alien. He dribbled past everyone and scored. Another play, and goal," he recalls.
Ramon Martinez explained how Neymar's move to Madrid broke down: "Ney was an incredible thing. Carvajal and Sarabia were training that day. We played another game with older players and in the end we were talking and everything was arranged with the father: monthly salary, registration... but it was all arranged with the father: monthly salary, registration... but it was all arranged with the father: monthly salary, registration... but it was all arranged with the father: monthly salary, registration... but it was all arranged with the father: monthly salary, registration... but it was all arranged with the father: monthly salary, registration. The problem was that Florentino was no longer there. With him he would not have escaped. 'Ney' was 13 years old and it was something incredible. I never saw a case like him."
Neymar reveals Guardiola tried to sign him for Bayern: "If you don't score 60 goals I'll change your name"
Neymar also revealed that Pep Guardiola personally approached him to try to take him to Bayern Munich during his time at Santos, before signing for Barca.
In my underwear and T-shirt, I open the door, there's my father and Guardiola. I went back, put my shorts onNeymar
The coach, who had left Barcelona and was about to take charge of the German club, appeared in his room, accompanied by Neymar's father and a translator.
"In underwear and T-shirt, I open the door, there are my father and Guardiola. I went back, put on my shorts. There was my father, Guardiola and a translator. Guardiola sits in my room: 'I want to take you to the team I'm going to (Bayern Munich)'. At that moment he was without a club. 'I want you to come with me, come and play with me, I'll make you the best'. The guy opens his laptop and says 'you're going to play here, you're going to do this, if you don't score 60 goals this year I'll change your name'," he said.
Neymar: "I'm not an angel... Players are more angry with me than with Messi and Cristiano"
In his talk with 'Podpah', the Brazilian complained that during his career "at times I thought they were chasing me because of my profile".
"I'm not an angel on the field, I know that", he said.
Neymar believes that "the players are more to blame for this than the referees. The players are more irritated with me (because of my style of play) than with Messi and Cristiano".
"I always try to take risks, I'm always a guy who takes a lot of risks in the game. That's why I suffer a lot of fouls, that's why I had a lot of injuries. I always try to have the ball and solve for my team," he said.
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