Neymar’s former agent, Wagner Ribeiro, has revealed that he wanted the player to sign for Real Madrid in 2013.
Ribeiro said that both Madrid and Chelsea bid for Neymar, in addition to Barcelona.
The Brazilian superstar even passed a medical with the Blancos before opting to move to Barcelona.
“I sent offers from Chelsea and Real Madrid to Santos,” Ribeiro told UOL Esporte.
“The one from Barcelona went directly to the father. I wanted him to go to Madrid, I always said it.
“Economically, it was a better offer for Santos and even better for the player. But he decided to go to Barcelona because they were the team of his heart.”
Ribeiro is no longer Neymar’s agent, after the player’s father, Neymar Santos Sr. took over those duties.
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