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A DECISION THAT WEIGHED HIM

The player who regretted signing for Madrid before Barça

Published:22/04/2020 - 21:51h

Updated:22/04/2020 - 21:52h

Sometimes, the players take decisions that finish them weighing in his careers and Carlos Secretary, ex Portuguese defence, arrepintió to sign by the Real Madrid

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There are moments in which the footballers have to take decisions that finish being determinants for his future. Ronaldinho Decided to refuse to Real Madrid and to Manchester United to triumph in the FC Barcelona, Neymar did the same some years later... But Carlos Secretary, ex Portuguese defence, took the contrary way in the 90 and decided to sign by the white group.

The one who was lateral madridista was the invited in the program of television 'FC Carry em marries'. It spoke about his career and especially of his brief go through the Real Madrid in the season 1996-97. Only it was a season and average in the group 'merengue' and the things did not go out him like him pretended. Thus, it considers that maybe it made a mistake of destination and had to dress of Barcelona.

"Maybe it would have to have fichado by the Barça and no by the Madrid"

His decision gestó after the dispute of the European with the selection of the Portugal, receiving a proposal of the Real Madrid and engaging with the picture of the capital. "All sucedió after the Eurocopa of England. My representative called me to go to Lisbon because we had to do an agreement with a club but I did not know which was and suddenly saw that it was the Real Madrid", explained.

Nevertheless, it received a call of his compatriot Víctor Baía, that in that moment was goalkeeper of the Barça, to try do him change of idea. Nevertheless, it went too late. "When it was about to to sign with them, Vitor Baía called me and spoke me on the Barcelona. Bobby Robson was there and wanted to that I also went. But I already had engaged me with the Real Madrid", regretted.

It was then when it showed his arrepentimiento of not to have gone to the Barça. "Maybe it had been better for my career have gone to the Barça, because there it had the support of my mates but, this day, already was signing by the Real and could not refuse it. The things did not go out well, but finish winning the League. The following year, after going out in winter, the Real Madrid was champion of Europe", sentenced.

The dynamics during the last seasons

During the last years, the Real Madrid seems to be much more efficient that the FC Barcelona to the hour to convince to the footballers. Players like Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes or Reinier decided to refuse to the Barcelona to sign with the madridistas, that are doing an important project of future. It touches to invest the dynamics to the hour to convince to these potential signings.

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