Categories: Football

Eight cracks who decided to leave Barcelona

Ronaldo Nazario

In 1996, Ronaldo signed a contract with FC Barcelona for 8 years, and the Catalan club paid PSV 20 million dollars. In the summer months of 1997, even before the football season was over, Ronaldo left Barcelona with the intention of signing for an Italian team that turned out to be Inter Milan.

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Ronaldo Nazario

In 1996, Ronaldo signed a contract with FC Barcelona for 8 years, and the Catalan club paid PSV 20 million dollars. In the summer months of 1997, even before the football season was over, Ronaldo left Barcelona with the intention of signing for an Italian team that turned out to be Inter Milan.

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Maradona

The Argentine player left Barcelona to head for Italy in 1984. From that year on he would wear the colors of Napoli.

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Maradona

The Argentine player left Barcelona to head for Italy in 1984. From that year on he would wear the colors of Napoli.

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Laudrup

The Danish midfielder played for 5 years at the Barça club and later wore the shirt of the closest rival, Real Madrid.

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Laudrup

The Danish midfielder played for 5 years at the Barça club and later wore the shirt of the closest rival, Real Madrid.

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Romario

In 1995, Romario returned to Brazil after wearing the Barça shirt to play two seasons for Flamengo, with whom he scored 59 goals in 59 games, becoming the top scorer in the Brazilian tournament in 1996.

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Romario

In 1995, Romario returned to Brazil after wearing the Barça shirt to play two seasons for Flamengo, with whom he scored 59 goals in 59 games, becoming the top scorer in the Brazilian tournament in 1996.

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Figo

Florentino Pérez signed a pre-contract with the player’s representative, José Veiga, by which Figo, upon payment of his fabulous termination clause of 10,270 million pesetas (almost 62 million euros), would sign for Real Madrid if the Madrid candidate left elected president. Finally the businessman became the president of Real Madrid.

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Figo

Florentino Pérez signed a pre-contract with the player’s representative, José Veiga, by which Figo, upon payment of his fabulous termination clause of 10,270 million pesetas (almost 62 million euros), would sign for Real Madrid if the Madrid candidate left elected president. Finally the businessman became the president of Real Madrid.

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Bernd Schuster

The Bavarian player left Barcelona in 1988, just when his contract with the Blaugrana team was ending. He signed for Real Madrid, coinciding with ‘La Quinta del Buitre’ on the team.

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Bernd Schuster

The Bavarian player left Barcelona in 1988, just when his contract with the Blaugrana team was ending. He signed for Real Madrid, coinciding with ‘La Quinta del Buitre’ on the team.

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Ronaldinho

In the 2007/08 season, Ronaldinho ended up losing the title to the newly arrived French striker Thierry Henry. In April 2008 a new injury definitively removed the player from the team. In June 2008 Pep Guardiola replaced Rijkaard on the FC Barcelona bench and, in his presentation, he publicly announced that he did not have several players in the squad, including Ronaldinho.

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Ronaldinho

In the 2007/08 season, Ronaldinho ended up losing the title to the newly arrived French striker Thierry Henry. In April 2008 a new injury definitively removed the player from the team. In June 2008 Pep Guardiola replaced Rijkaard on the FC Barcelona bench and, in his presentation, he publicly announced that he did not have several players in the squad, including Ronaldinho.

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Messi

In the summer of 2020, the Argentine expressed his desire to leave Barcelona and worked for it, but a series of misunderstandings made him agree to stay one more year so as not to legally harm the Blaugrana club. In the summer of 2021, when Messi was convinced to stay at Barcelona even if he had to lower his salary in the new contract, at the last moment, Joan Laporta told Jorge Messi that they could not sign the contract for budget reasons.

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Messi

In the summer of 2020, the Argentine expressed his desire to leave Barcelona and worked for it, but a series of misunderstandings made him agree to stay one more year so as not to legally harm the Blaugrana club. In the summer of 2021, when Messi was convinced to stay at Barcelona even if he had to lower his salary in the new contract, at the last moment, Joan Laporta told Jorge Messi that they could not sign the contract for budget reasons.

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Gabby Barker

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