Neymar revealed that Pep Guardiola wanted to draw him to Bayern: 'You will be the best player in the world'
Brazilian footballer Neymar (33) revealed that he almost ended up in Bayern 2013 when he left Santos. He persuaded Pep Guardiola then Brazilian to sign for a club that will take over, but in the end Neymar went to Barcelona.
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– Guardiola said to me, 'I want to bring you and take you with me in whatever club I go. I'll make you the best player in the world – Neymar started and added:
– He showed me the paper, opened a laptop and told me where I would play. He also said to me, 'If you don't score 60 goals in the season, I'll change my name'. I said 'Okay, but which team?' He said he should not say, but I persuaded him to discover that Bayern was at stake.
Neymar also revealed that Pep told him that he would take care of him, but in the end the Brazilian wing decided to play in Spain.
– In the end, I decided to join Barcelona as my club.
Neymar played for Catalans from 2013 to 2017 and played 186 times in total and scored 105 goals, with 76 assists. With « Blaugrana » won and Champions League 2015 before he decided to take a record move to PSG for € 222 million. He is currently playing in Santos where he started his career.