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Eric Abidal reveal the reasons for failure Barcelona recruiting Neymar in 2019. He called transfer Antoine Griezmann be the reason.
Neymar was one of Barcelona’s mainstay players in 2013-2017. The Brazilian player successfully presented seven trophies there, including two titles LaLiga and one title Champions League.
In 2017, Neymar left Barcelona for the French League club, Paris Saint Germain. The Santos dropout star set a record for the most expensive player in the world for 222 million euros.
Neymar enjoyed success with PSG and managed to collect nine domestic trophies at the Parc des Princes Stadium. In the midst of his success, he was often associated with comeback ke Barcelona.
The cules trying to bring Neymar back to Camp Nou and hold talks with PSG. However, all of Barcelona’s efforts failed to see results.
Former Barcelona sporting director, Eric Abidal, recounts his club’s experience when he tried to bring Neymar back in 2019. According to him, that was the moment Blaugrana almost brought the player back to Catalunya.
Even so, Neymar’s transfer to Barcelona was dashed after Barcelona officials decided to buy Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid. The French star was brought off with a dowry of up to 120 million euros.
“Ten days before the end of the transfer window (2019), I went to Paris to speak with Leonardo (PSG sporting director). I was with my CEO and we discussed the matter of Neymar,” Abidal said. Sportskeeda.
“I think when the CEO goes to Paris Saint Germain, meaning we can get it. If we don’t buy [Antoine] Griezmann before, I was 100 per cent sure we could take Neymar back and what we needed at that point was the wingers. Neymar amazing there together Barcelona, “he added.
“It’s not about which player is better, but about which position is needed at that time. The team needed a winger, so the president decided to sign Griezmann,” he said. Eric Abidal.
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