Junior Minguella admits Barcelona passed on signing PSG star Kylian Mbappe as a teenager.
Junior Minguella, son of long time agent Josep Maria Minguella, has recalled how close Mbappe, who is now being linked with Real Madrid, came to signing for Barca.
Minguella told Radio Cope: “I can confirm it. In fact, now more than ever because some manager already confirmed it and gave his version of the story, it is totally true. We found ourselves in a situation in which we knew from my father that Neymar had an agreement with PSG and he was going there. The club leaders either did not know it or did not believe it and we were at that moment in which Neymar, due to a contractual bonus, had not yet confirmed that he was leaving and the club said that he did not want to take a step before Neymar left.
“At the moment in which it is confirmed that Neymar leaves, the technicians and the president have doubts about the player they want to incorporate and believe that they are doing better for the type of game of the Dembélé team than Mbappé.
“We had the agreement closed at 130 million plus 25 in incentives. Mbappé would earn between 10 and 16 million net.”
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