Neymar refused Real Madrid

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By: Manu Tournoux

Neymar marked FC Barcelona of his imprint, but history could have been quite different for the Brazilian. International Auriverde could indeed have been able to wear the jersey of the rival club if he had not refused the statrospheric offer which had been offered to him by Florentino Perez.

In an interview with AS, The famous agent Andre Curry behind Neymar's transfer to PSG made a crazy revelation concerning the Real Madrid proposal to the Brazilian. Indeed, he says that the Madrid club would have offered a hundred million euros more than FC Barcelona.

“In addition to the salary, transfer fees and the penalty of 40 million euros imposed in Barcelona because it had a prior agreement with them, Madrid was ready to pay 100 million euros more than Barcelonaspecifies Curry. Which gave him a five -year contract. In total, more than 200 million euros. »»

Neymar, the choice of heart

Faced with this astronomical proposal, what are the reasons for Neymar to choose Barça rather than Real Madrid? The answer is simple. The player has always dreamed of wearing the Barcelona jersey and playing alongside Lionel Messi, as he himself had entrusted in February in the Podpah Podcast: “My dream was to play for Barcelona. Ronaldinho, Messi … My dream was to play with Messi. It was then that I decided to go to Barça. I ended up listening to my heart. My dream was to play for Barcelona ”.

A good final choice for Neymar who marked the history of FC Barcelona. He scored a total of 105 goals, issued 76 assists in 186 games, all competitions, during his visit to Catalonia, between 2013 and 2017.