Real Madrid superstar snubbed Barcelona because of his agents: “They betrayed us”

Speaking in an interview with El Larguero, Andre Cury, the agent of new Barcelona signing Vitor Roque, has claimed that the club were close to signing Vinicius Jr from Flamengo before his move to Real Madrid.

Vinicius Jr had been one of the most in-demand prospects in Brazil a few years ago and Real Madrid splashed €46 million on his signing in 2017, with the player arriving at the club a year later, once he turned 18.

Since then, the 23-year-old has grown into a global superstar, having won all possible trophies with Real Madrid and is now the face of the Merengues’ team.

However, it could all have turned out very differently if Cury is to be believed. The current football agent was a scout for Barcelona in the Brazil region for several years and had played an important role in the club signing Neymar.

And, as per him, the Blaugrana had been working hard for several years to sign Vinicius, until his agents made a late U-turn and opted for Real Madrid instead.

“Vinicius went to Madrid because his agents chose him. We had been working on the signing for three years and his agents betrayed us,” he said.

Cury even goes on to add that Los Blancos did not even know who Vinicius was until Barça’s interest in him became clear. He also stated that Vinicius was a Barcelona fan, claiming that the winger had cried after the Catalans’ historic 6-1 remontada over PSG.

“Madrid didn’t even know the player. He told me he cried at the 6-1 win over PSG. He told me,” Cury stated.

While Cury may have been unsuccessful in helping Barcelona sign Vinicius all those years ago, he played his part in ensuring that Vitor Roque ended up at the Catalan club. Furthermore, the former scout turned agent has plans to bring another top talent from Brazil to Barcelona.