Sandro Rosell, the president of Barcelona, has claimed Real Madrid fought for the signature of Brazilian forward Neymar right up until the last minute – and that the player even underwent a medical with Los Blancos.
The 21-year-old joined the Catalan outfit in a 50 million euro deal in the summer having been linked with a host of top European clubs.
Speaking to TV3, Rosell revealed Neymar was close to a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu but chose the Nou Camp instead.
He stated: “When we reached a pre-agreement with Neymar’s father, the player had already passed a medical with Real Madrid.
“We joked that we could save ourselves the money of doing the tests ourselves. When we were already signing the contract, Madrid was sending emails to Santos.”
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