In 2013 Pep Guardiola hired Bayern. Almost Neymar in Munich would have ended up in Munich together with the Spanish star coach. The Brazilian international now revealed this in a podcast. The 33-year-old clarified the offer about the offer on Thursday.
In the summer of 2013, Neymar Jr. switched to FC Barcelona for around 88 million euros from his Brazilian homeland. According to the superstar, he almost ended up at FC Bayern, who showed interest in him in particular in the person of Pep Guardiola, who took over the coaching position in Munich during the 2013/14.
On the eve of the world footballer gala in January 2013, the Spanish star coach visited him in his hotel room in Zurich, the offensive player now revealed in an almost two-hour interview with the podcast “Podpah”. “I opened the room door, only with underpants and a T-shirt, and in front of me there are Guardiola and my father,” said the record scorer of the Selecao.
Guardiola wanted to bring Neymar to FC Bayern
The current trainer of Manchester City, who signed only a few days after the meeting on Säbener Strasse, told him: “I want to take you with me where to go”. Guardiola was found in the middle of a break at the time. He wanted to lure Neymar to the Bundesliga with great promises.
The Spaniard wanted to make him the best footballer in the world at Bayern, promised him 60 goals a year. “I was thinking about it,” said Neymar, who was already in the word at FC Barcelona. “That made me fluctuate,” he said of Guardiola’s visit.
The decision was then in favor of the Catalans. “I wanted to play Messi with (Lionel),” said the dribble artist, who plays again in his home country at FC Santos. For Barca, he also rejected an offer “with blank checks” by Real Madrid.