Paulo Futre: “Barcelona has embarrassed me”

Paulo Futrelegend of Portuguese football and Atlético de Madridhe told pótuber pólcast portugués Bernardo Almeida A little known stage of his career: the cruel meetings he holds to him Real Madrid, Barcelona and JUVENTUS Before deciding your fate to Spain: She is Atlético de Madrid

“Do you know why I am going Real Madrid, Barcelona and JUVENTUS? “, Started Futre. “I am from the final of European Cup with Fc Porto [Viena, 1987] And I have three meetings in my house, “he started by shrinking Futre. “They started like this:” We’re just here to get to know you. We will not make any proposal because we can only hire two foreigners and, to move forward, we must know the character of this player carefully ‘. Thus the three clubs began. “

The Exxtremo, considered one of the best Portuguese players of the 80s and 90s, said that while meeting at Real MadridFutre remembers that the conversation is weird but cordial: “I think they are just lac lac Montijo [localidad natal de Futre]“However, the Barcelona experience is different and ends at a time of great tension.

“Since this was the second meeting with them, the first was the day before, I told them that my girlfriend was at the parents’ home. I had no representative, I was alone,” she explained. “For them, the bride is superimportant. They thought: ‘This boy, 21 years old, has stability, is in a calm house, will not go to celebration at night …’. At the first meeting they still called from my home to the president of the president of the president of the president of Barcelona, José Luis NúñezAnd he almost accepted me by phone. “

Changed all to the second encounter:

“They come into my house. They don’t see my boyfriend, IsabelThat will be the mother of my children. I already live with him. I said again: ‘He’s at the parents’ house, I’ll have dinner with him.’ They begin to scream at me: ‘You lie, you have no girlfriend’. And I say: ‘But I’m inviting you to go to dinner with his parents, if they want …’. And they say no and that’s it … and I ask: ‘But are you always like that, do you always have this attitude toward foreign players to rent?’ And they said to me: ‘No. We do this because you are Portuguese and Portuguese players have a fragile thought ‘. They get up, they say ‘thank you’ for coffee and leave. She is Barcelona He humbled me. “

Hurt by that embarrassment, Futre ended up signing of Atlético de Madrid. In his first year at Spainthe time for “revenge” to Camp Nou:

“It’s on the sixth day. Barcelona against Athletic In it Camp Nou. I am the best player in the field. We won 2-1. I looked up, toward the box, where the leaders of BarcelonaAnd I thought: ‘They are now not sleeping.’ Revenge. “

The rematch against Real Madrid It is about to come: ”Real Madrid He was also in my house twice. Ten days. BernabéuMadrid Derby: Real Madrid-Atlético de Madrid0-4. Two assists, one goal, I opened the book … I opened the book the way I started becoming the number one enemy for meringues. I looked at the box and said: ‘They have to leave the country, they have to leave the country.’ “

Only JUVENTUS. Sunday later, in November 1987, Futre He won silver ball as the second best player in Europe: “The JUVENTUSNo? Two or three weeks later, I won a silver ball. JUVENTUSrevenge against Juventus. “

Although personal successes are sweet, for futre the greatest reason for pride is another:

“My greatest pride is no club that will never embarrass a Portuguese player as they embarrass me. Figo, Rui Costa, Paulo SousaNo one has experienced questions like: ‘Where is your girlfriend?’ Or ‘how long can you not eat cod or cooked in Portuguese, or without seeing your mother?’ Never again embarrassed. So that’s my pride: it’s over. “

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Futrewho played in Atlético de Madrid between 1987 1992 and returned in 1997. He left an irreversible mark at the Rojiblanco Club. Played 216 Official matches, he marked 52 Objectives and directed 39 help. He conquered two King cupsIn 1991 7 1992 being one of the great idols of the mattress fans. Considering one of the best overpowering Portuguese in history, his talent, charisma and competitive spirit combined him as a reference to European football in the late 80s and early 90s.