Barcelona and Real Madrid often rely on their prestige and reputation to give them an edge in the transfer market, and it has been shown on many occasions to be a bigger attraction than extra money. Jamal Musiala is a solid demonstration of the high esteem in which footballers hold him.
The Bayern Munich star, currently in contract talks with the Bavarian giants, has been linked with Real Madrid in the past. Yet he revealed that he was a Barcelona fan from childhood.
“FC Barcelona was my reference point, my favorite team. I had a Messi shirt. The midfield with Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets fascinated me. I could watch their games over and over again. On the back of the my shirts, when I was a child, Messi appeared almost always,” he told BILD, as quoted by MD.
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“I also had one with Neymar, but Messi was my hero, my favorite player.”
The 21-year-old clearly has a strong affection for Spanish football, despite spending his childhood between Germany and England. After spending time in the academies of Southampton and Chelsea, and performing for the youth categories of England, She had to elected to play for Mannschaft after returning to Germany to join Bayern Munich. Unfortunately for BarcelonaIt will be a long time before they can move for Musiala if he signs a new deal as planned.
