Santos forward, Neymar has revealed that his ‘dad’ Pep Guardiola told him that if he doesn’t score 60 goals in a season, he would change his name. The Brazilian said this while opening up on how Guardiola tried to sign for Bayern Munich in the past....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>
According to Neymar, he almost went to the Bundesliga giants because of Guardiola after he won the Puskas Award.
“I almost went to Bayern… because of Pep Guardiola. After I won the Puskás Award, my dad kept calling me at 2AM. I answered, he told me to open the door…. I was in boxers.
“It was my dad, Pep Guardiola and the translator,” Neymar was quoted by Fabrizio Romano as saying.
“Pep told me: I want to sign you and bring you with me, to whatever club I go to. I will make you the best player in the world.
“He shows me a paper, opens his laptop, tells me where I’d play… Pep also said: if you don’t score 60 goals in a season, I’ll change my name.
“I was saying… okay, but what team? Pep said: I can’t tell you yet because it’s not out yet. I convinced him, he said: I’m signing with Bayern. I know it was a cold city but I will take care of you. In the end I decided to join Barcelona.” Neymar has also played for Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Hilal in his career so far...CONTINUE THE FULL READING HERE: