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FIGO CHANGED BARCELONA BY MADRID

These were the reasons of Figo to "betray" to the Barça

Published:4/11/2016 - 11:01h

Updated:4/11/2016 - 11:01h

Luis Figo won the respect and affection of the fans of the FC Barcelona, but afterwards commanded it all to the fret fichando in the year 2000 by the Real Madrid of Florentino, that offered him quantities that then the Barça could not pay

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In some statements conceded weeks backwards to the daily "ACE", Luis Figo explained his version of why decided to do the cases of the FC Barcelona in the year 2000 to leave to the eternal rival, the Real Madrid, club in which militó until 2005. The ex Portuguese player insisted in that it is not that it abandoned the Barça by more money, but because it did not feel the sufficiently valued in the Barcelona group.

"To me anybody will listen me speak badly of the Barça independently of my final there. It was a fantastic stage that helped me to grow a lot like player. I enjoyed a lot the five years. I do not complain of my past. It allowed me be what went like professional. Only I have good things that speak", began Figo in the quoted interview.

"It was an important step. It knew that it came to the Real Madrid to win more prestige"

"When I spoke with him (the ex president of the Barça Núñez, on his improvement of agreement), think that thought that it was a mine farol (the offer of the Real Madrid) to improve my economic conditions", added. And to continuation explained that neither he same thought that the traspaso would have such repercussion. "It was an important step. It knew that it came to the Real Madrid with the aim to win more prestige and titles".

"In better economic conditions. It was deep down a recognition, because to end of accounts, everything began by the get angry that in your work do not recognise you what do. And you say, ok, go to give the step… But when all goes back so serious say… Oysters! And you have to decide, and I did it. Always I have given the top in each club. And when you seat that you transmit something and do not recognise you or do not listen you, as it says one, to take p…".

On the other hand, it ensures that it was a luck know to Johan Cruyff in the FC Barcelona. "I knew a philosophy that, after 30 years, follows to the avant-garde", affirms the ex Portuguese player.

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