The Bernabeu team was very close to signing Neymar. However, at the moment when everything was over, the Brazilian striker disappointed Real Madrid fans.
In March 2006, AS, through many sources close to him, confirmed that Neymar, then a 14-year-old boy, soon joined Real. This is similar to the story of Lionel Messi, who moved to Barcelona at the age of 13. However, the problems related to the Brazilian striker are more or less different.
At that time, Neymar took a flight to Madrid with his father, Neymar Pai and his agent Wagner Ribeiro. The Samba super-agent was successful in bringing Robinho to the Bernabeu, and this time he wants to bet Neymar with the Spanish representative.
The striker born in 1992 stayed in Madrid for 3 weeks. He visited the Castilla academy and quickly impressed the youth team coach Infantil A
Among the young talents at that time like Dani Carvajal, Pablo Sarabia, Alex Fernandez, Fran Sol, Neymar soon showed talented qualities. “Everybody agrees with making Neymar a club player. Our kids applaud him too,” Gutierrez replied excitedly.
A registration form reveals how close Neymar is to joining the Spanish club
Normally when the academy welcomes new recruits, the kids there will show jealousy. The first thing they say is, “This kid is not as good as people say.” But with Neymar, it’s a completely different story. “Coach, this kid is amazing. That’s great,” they exclaimed.
Neymar quickly integrated with the youth team, played well, even scored many goals. It seems that the Brazilian striker feels happy in Madrid. In an interview with ESPN, the South American talent could not hide his emotion: “It was like a dream and Real still has something unreal to me”, Neymar confided.
Going to Real, Neymar can meet the stars of the football village such as Zinedine Zidane, Julio Baptista, “fɑt” Ronaldo. On March 26, 2006, Neymar was invited to the Bernabeu to watch the match between Real and Deportivo. He really likes and wants to be attached to this place.
In a recent interview with MARCA, former Real Madrid sporting director Ramon Martinez shared the story of how the Spanish Royal team once lost Neymar’s talent.
“Neymar spent 10 days training and trialing at Real Madrid when he was 13 years old. At that time Robinho’s agent Wagner Ribeiro told me about the Brazilian boy, but the problem was that he was not. is a man who is quite demanding when it comes to sending boys who will be trained here, because he has paid for the trip of boys like Neymar to Real.
“We gave Neymar a trial match against kids his age, and who would have thought that a 13-year-old could dribble past everyone and score again and again. Neymar was really at that time a very special talent.
Real Madrid do not accept 60,000 euros for a talent like Neymar
“We then had a party with the elders to discuss the boy’s future, and in the end we were arranged to work with Neymar’s father on salary issues. months and terms to register the boy to play at Real,…Unfortunately that story could not continue for one reason: Neymar’s mother asked for a house worth 60,000 euros in Brazil And that request was not approved by Real so the signing was not completed.
However, Mr. Pai – Neymar’s father then spoke out explaining the reason why his son refused the royal team because he felt sad, lost pure happiness during his time in Madrid. Neymar misses home, friends, family, Santos and even meals in his hometown.
Neymar’s father doesn’t believe Real is the best place for his son to develop
Mr. Pai shared that it is not easy to refuse large amounts of money as well as a new life in Spain. However, Neymar wants to do what his heart wants. At that time, many people criticized the choice of the Brazilian striker. They think that this young talent misses the opportunity to wear the most prestigious giant in Europe. Or rather, Neymar lost the chance to decide for the rest of his life.
Even so, Mr. Pai still believes in what his son pursues. Money can’t buy happiness as people say. Happy with him and Neymar is still the Da Silva family in Brazil.
Neymar, pictured here at the age of 14 during a trial with Real Madrid, ended up choosing Santos
And when Neymar took a flight to Brazil, he signed a new contract with his hometown team when he was offered a five-year contract, increased salary and provided everything for his family.
