Brazilian reveals:
Neymar turned down FC Bayern Munich in his underpants
Neymar almost ended up at FC Bayern. As the Brazilian revealed in a podcast, Pep Guardiola promised him in 2013 that he would make him the best footballer in the world at the Isar. However, Neymar turned it down. In his underpants ...
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen On the eve of the World Cup in Zurich, the doorbell rang at his hotel room, Neymar told the podcast "Podpah". When he opened the door, his father and Guardiola, who was to take his place on the Munich bench a few months later, were standing in front of him.
"I opened the door to the room in just my underpants. Guardiola told me he wanted to take me to Munich with him," the striker explained. The Catalan coach had promised Neymar that he wanted to train him to become the best player in the world.
"Wanted to play with Messi"
However, the then 20-year-old turned it down. The reason? "I wanted to play with Lionel Messi." So the high-class technician signed for FC Barcelona, which he left for Paris Saint-Germain in 2017. And Guardiola? He is now a six-time Premier League winner with Manchester City.
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