Posted on October 25, 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by Arthur Montagne
Former FC Barcelona recruiter in Brazil, André Cury has let go of his truths about the Vinicius and Rodrygo files, ensuring that if Real Madrid recruited them, it is above all to avoid reproducing the same mistakes as with Neymar who finally had join Barça.
Rivals on the pitch, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are also internally. Indeed, the two clubs found themselves in competition on many files on the transfer market. One of the most famous cases is that of Neymar . In 2013, the FC Barcelona indeed recruits the one who is then presented as the successor of Pelé . Recruiter in Brazil for Barça , André Cury played crucial in the transfer of Neymar to Barça while he seemed promised to Real Madrid . “It was expensive to bring Neymar here. Neymar came out of love for this club. Under normal conditions, he would not have come. Real Madrid offered € 100 million more, ”he assures Què T'hi Jugues on the Cadena SER. Visibly traumatized by this failure, Florentino Pérez did everything not to experience another failure of this importance.
Real Madrid did not want to miss the new Neymar
This is how in 2018, when Flamengo has a Brazilian winger presented as the new Neymar , the Real Madrid does not hesitate to pay 45M € to recruit Vinicius Junior . And yet, as revealed by André Cury “everything was closed for Vinicius at Barça. The player's two agents were very close friends. This problem already existed for us, but at the last second my friends betrayed me and the club. We haven't spoken since 2017. ”The following year, the same scenario arises, this time with Rodrygo as Real Madrid is also recruiting for 45M €. But here again, André Cury reveals that FC Barcelona was very close to closing this file: “I never spoke about Rodrygo, but when they betrayed us with Vinicius, I told them that I had a more complete player: Rodrygo. We had everything sorted out with Rodrygo, but we didn't sign him because Barca didn't want to. His father was good to us. Óscar Grau and Pep Segura were in the office of President de Santos, but we did not close the deal. Barça did not want to sign him. And then Madrid went to look for Rodrygo ”, he still assures at the microphone of La Cadena SER. Finally, André Cury ensures that if Real Madrid has recruited Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo , it is above all to prevent FC Barcelona from doing the same thing as Neymar in 2013. “I'll tell you one thing. Madrid signed Vinicius without seeing him in a single game. But when they knew Barca wanted him, Florentino chose him so that what had happened with Neymar would not happen again. But one thing has happened. As they hadn't seen him, he got scared when he saw that Barca were going to sign Rodrygo, because he thought he could be the right one, and not Vinicius. And that the Neymar case could happen again. That's why he also signed Rodrygo, ”concludes the former recruiter of Barça in Brazil.