What Messi did to convince Neymar to play for Barcelona is revealed
The Brazilian's former agent revealed the fundamental role that Leo played in Ney's arrival at Barça.
In the middle of the trial against Neymar, his two parents and Sandro Rosell with Josep María Bartomeu, former presidents of FC Barcelona, the role played by Lionel Messi to convince the Brazilian to reach the Blaugrana team is uncovered. Ney's former agent revealed that Real Madrid also wanted the Canarinha captain, but Leo put the balance in favor of the Catalans.
Wagner Ribeiro, ex-representative of Neymar, who started the season 2022-2023 in a spectacular way, with the PSG shirt, he referred to what was the transfer of the striker from the Santos to Barcelona, in 2013.
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Ribeiro, in a dialogue compiled by 'Mundo Deportivo', confirmed that he wanted him to sign for Real Madrid, but a conversation between the Brazilian and Messi, it all changed.
‘Madrid withdraws from the bid when there is a conversation with Messi for him to sign for Barça, Messi was essential for the signing,’ Ribeiro commented. Neymar spent four seasons with the Blaugrana team, was part of one of the best tridents in history along with Leo and Luis Suárez and accumulated 10 titles.
Neymar, the most expensive signing in football history:
In 2017, PSG became interested in Neymar, who had a clause of 220 million euros. Although from Barcelona they tried to convince him not to leave the club, the Brazilian decided to change his mind and since that year he has been playing in Ligue 1. In 2021 he was reunited with his great friend Lionel Messi and today they are the most determinants of the Parisian painting.
