THE SPORT SCAN – Neymar’s transfer from FC Barcelona to PSG was marked by a message from Gerard Piqué affirming that the Brazilian would stay in Catalonia.
The truth of the famous “se queda” has (finally) been revealed. More than 8 years ago, on July 23, 2017, Gerard Piqué panicked social networks by publishing a photo with Neymar accompanied by the words “he remains” (in French). At the time, rumors of a transfer of the Brazilian nugget to PSG from FC Barcelona were starting to make Catalan supporters shiver. A message of hope that resonated. Finally, a few days later, the capital club offered the services of the star by lifting its release clause set at 222 million euros.
People started telling Piqué that he didn’t have the courage to post it… and he published it
Denis Suarez
In the Spanish media Post Unitedthe former Barça player (2016 to 2019) revealed the behind the scenes of Piqué’s tweet: “In the photo of the se queda, we already knew that Neymar was going to leave. We started to tell Piqué that he didn’t have the courage to post it… and he published it. smiled the midfielder who currently plays for Alavés. A joke, if we can call it that, which must certainly have made Blaugrana supporters laugh less.
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