The reason by which Deco came to the Barça and was not to Chelsea

The one who turned into an authentic legend in the FC Barcelona forming part of the mythical team that under the orders of Frank Rijkaard won three Leagues and a Champions among others titles, Deco, fichó by the Barça in spite of having on the table a better offer of Chelsea

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The newspaper 'To Ball' has revealed in the last hours the reason by which Anderson Of Souza, more known like Deco, fichó finally by the FC Barcelona in summer of 2004 instead of by Chelsea, that offered him so much to him as to the Port wine a more succulent offer to economic level. When seeming the FC Barcelona pretended already to Deco before it achieved the signing in 2004.

In summer of 2003 the Barcelona club would have been about to to do with the services of the Portuguese midfield player, but the president of the Port wine, Paint Gives Coast, convinced to the player that it remained a season more with the promise that they would win the UEFA Champions League and afterwards would leave him fichar by the Barcelona. The prognosis fulfilled under the orders of Mourinho, and the trainer luso left this same summer to Chelsea like signing crashes of Roman Abramovich to initiate a project plagado of names known.

Mourinho wanted to carry to Deco and Chelsea offered 45 million euros by the footballer, but Pinto Gives Coast finish fulfilling with his word and accepted the 21 'kilos' of the Barcelona to do with the signing of Deco, the one who always had had the dream to dress of Barcelona. It was the start of an era of successes for the FC Barcelona, partly thanks to the participation of a Deco that was a very important piece in the centre of the field for the ones of Frank Rijkaard.

Messi and Ronaldinho, the best for Deco

In an interview conceded weeks backwards to the magazine "Four Four Two", Deco conversed long and tended on what is to share changing room with Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi, something that very few players in the world can say. In fact, Deco was along the history the only that coincided with Messi, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo so much in the FC Barcelona as in the selection of Portugal. "It is difficult to remain with one, perhaps Leo Messi is the best with which have played. But Ronaldinho did things that never have seen to do to anybody".