Neymar Jr, during his last pre-season with the FC Barcelona

IN 2010 AND 2013

Like this tried Chelsea that Neymar Jr didn't play with the FC Barcelona

Published:2/05/2020 - 00:45h

Updated:2/05/2020 - 00:45h

Neymar Jr called the attention from a very early age in Brazil, thing that attracted to big clubs like the Chelsea. The 'blues' tried to sign him in two occasions... Without success

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A lot it is speaking from does more than a year on the possibility that Neymar Jr leave Paris Saint-Germain to go back to dress the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona. It has rained a lot of since, at the beginning of this last decade, 'Ney' began to despuntar with the Saints and finish accepting the offer culé by in front of the ones of other big clubs of Europe that, as Real Madrid or Chelsea, tempted him until the last moment.

The magazine 'Athletic' has remembered recently how would have changed the history if, in 2010 or 2013, Neymar Jr had decanted by Stamford Bridge instead of by the Camp Nou. And it is that the 'blues' tried ficharle in two occasions when it still played in the Saints and did viral in Youtube and in the social networks with his dribblings fantasiosos and humillantes for his defenders.

'Athletic' Explains the trip of Michael Emenalo, then technical director of Chelsea, to Brazil in 2010 to try convince to Neymar and to his surroundings that the group londinense was the best option. Chelsea wanted to do with Neymar and with Lucas, two of the players that dazzled in that glorious and jovencísimo Santos, beside others like Goose, and that had turned into the hope of the Brazilian football.

Neymar se queja de una acción de juego
Neymar Complains of an action of game

The tactics of seduction of Chelsea did not work, perhaps because the family Neymar decided to expect and because, besides, valued to other clubs with more name that Chelsea. The quoted half relates that the first attempt 'blue' gave when the footballer so only had 14 years. It offered him from London a succulent economic proposal, a project of future, a new car and a lujosa mansion in the English capital.

Neymar Jr And his surroundings refused the proposal and a year later, in 2011, began to have relation with the directors of the FC Barcelona, led by Sandro Rosell, that signed a draft agreement between the footballer and the group culé. But the case is that Chelsea did not surrender, and went back to the load in 2013 just before Neymar gave the definite jump to the Camp Nou.

The English magazine ensures that Michael Emenalo used in 2013 the figure of Michael Jordan, legend of the NBA and one of the icons of the sport, to show to Neymar that he could have a similar paper in Chelsea to the that had Jordan in the Chicago Bulls. The strategy neither coló and finish in failure, the same that the attempt of last hour of Florentino Pérez to carry it to the Real Madrid.

Neymar Chose to the Barça... And afterwards it spoilt it

Neymar Jr Accepted the offer of the FC Barcelona in return of some figures of traspaso that still to day of today are not clear, and of 2013 to 2017 played four brilliant seasons with the Barcelona T-shirt, before taking the decision to leave to Paris Saint-Germain by the rear door and of bad ways, after having renewed four months before with the Barça. It can that 'Ney' arrepienta of that election during all his life...

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