Neymar, the world-famous Santos forward, has disclosed 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.
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.
