Wagner Ribeiro, considered by many to be the most influential sports agent in South American football, said an interview The team where he takes the past and present from NeymarThe player’s former representative says that the Real Madrid he was about to sign it a few years ago.
Neymar is on hold and would return to FC Barcelona
Ribeiro He remembered the first time he saw Ney, on an indoor football field when he was only 12 years old. Madrid was immediately interested in him, but the president of the Santos Marcelo Texeira, offered him “10,000 euros a month.”
Later the interest would come from Chelsea, but the attacker “did not want to go,” explained the agent, explaining how from 2012 onwards the intense battle between the Real Madrid Y Barcelona by the young player, who is in the Santos, especially because of a crucial call from Skin
Real insisted a lot, but Neymar did not want to play for Madrid. I wanted to go to Barça. Messi called him, Pique … But Sandro Rosell did not want me to participate in the negotiations. He left me aside and didn’t pay me a penny for the transfer from Neymar to Barça. They even left me out during the celebrations because I was closer to Florentino Pérez, ” he reveals Ribeiro
Heartbreaking message from Neymar about his injuries
During the transfer of Neymar already PSG yes he intervened Wagner, when he spoke with Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of the French club. According to the representative, that meeting served so that the Brazilian with the. From 11 to 28 million euros per year BarcelonaBut the following year, the attacker’s departure to Paris was inevitable.
“ He couldn’t refuse anymore. PSG paid Barça 222 million euros and offered him a net salary of 36 million euros per year. It is impossible to decline such an offer, ” he assumes Ribeiro
Real Madrid tried to sign Neymar
He also says the Brazilian star has the PSG and he almost went to the Real Madrid“They were willing to pay $ 300 million, but Nasser said he wouldn’t even leave for $ 1,000 million,” he admits.
The situation of Neymar now it is different. His ex-agent ensures that the Parisian team will cancel the Champions League this year and the attacker will do the same to win his first Ballon d’Or.
In the event of a possible departure from Ney, Wagner Ribeiro It is clear to him: ” Only PSG can afford the luxury of Neymar. Real Madrid has financial problems. Barça? even worse. In Italy no club can compete, and Manchester United or City, I don’t think so. ”