Gerard Pique reveals: Vinicius Junior wanted to join Barca
Real Madrid’s Vinicius impresses with Los Blancos this season. According to Gerard Pique, he actually wanted to move to FC Barcelona.
FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique spoke to streamer Ibai Llanos Twitch confirms that Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior was once in contact with him regarding a move to the Catalans.
The Brazilian told him by phone at the time that he would like to switch to Blaugrana – but in the end the attacker decided at the last moment for arch rivals Real Madrid.
Vinicius joins Real Madrid for 45 million euros
Los Blancos transferred 45 million euros to Flamengo in the summer of 2018 after the now 21-year-old I decided to move to the Spanish capital via WhatsApp would have.
A move that didn’t go down well with the Catalans – after all, a move from Vinicius to Barca had already been verbally sealed.