BARCELONA – Miralem Pjanic was announced as a reinforcement of Barcelona in a negotiation that also brought Brazilian Arthur to Juventus, and he is already in the midst of a “controversy” over a statement he gave in the past.
In 2009, when he was 19 years old, he was taking his first steps in his career wearing the Lyon jersey and the Bosnian midfielder revealed his passion for Real Madrid. Pjanic spoke of his admiration for Zinedine Zidane, now coach of the Merengue team, and of the dream of one day playing for the club.
“I’ve been following the Real Madrid since the time of Zidane and RonaldoI loved watching them play. Since then it is my favorite club and always will be. I want to play there someday, why not? I will work for that. Lyon he has a lot of good things, but if everything goes well, one day I will play for Real “, he said Pjanic to the French website Casinoweb in 2009.
The statements were republished on Monday by Spanish newspapers, especially in Madrid. Now announced by Barcelona, You will be asked Pjanic on the matter as soon as he arrives in the country and appears at the Camp Nou.
To close to Pjanic, he Barça will pay the Juventus a fixed amount of 60 million euros and another 5 million euros in variables. It will be the fifth club in the Bosnian’s career, which has also played for Metz, Lyon and Roma.
The funny thing is that the amount paid by Barcelona was the same as the Juventus rejected two years ago, in the summer window of 2018. Whose? Of the Real Madrid, the midfielder’s childhood team. Now he will fulfill his dream of playing at the Bernabéu, but as an opponent.
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