Former senior executive: Neymar regretted not long after leaving Barcelona, ​​and Messi and Suga had strongly pushed for his return

November 15th Javier Bordas is known as the "King of Nightlife" in Barcelona. Together with his brother Ramon, he created many of the city's iconic entertainment venues and owns more than twenty nightclubs and restaurants across Spain. He was also a member of the board of directors of Barcelona Club. In a recent interview with "Daily Sports", he talked about the golden era of Barcelona that he had experienced.

How did you become a member of the management during the Russell era at Barcelona? How does it feel to work with superstars like Messi, Neymar and Suarez?

Roselle and I met in college. Although we were not in the same grade, we met on the football team and he was also very good at playing football (laughing). Regarding the relationship with players, in fact, the connection between management and players is not as close as the outside world imagines. There is a clear line between the locker room and the board of directors. What impressed me most was that Neymar asked to return after leaving Barcelona because he regretted it soon.

Was it when he was in Paris?

Yes, Messi and Suarez have strongly promoted Neymar's return.

But why didn't he come back in the end?

We reached an agreement, which I thought was pretty good, but ultimately decided not to implement it, and Neymar was the only player that PSG made an offer to us.

Is this one of the transfers you most regret not completing?

In fact, not everyone on the board wants to sign him. I really want Neymar to be brought to Barcelona. I believe he will still perform well in Barcelona. He is very eager to come back and will go all out to lead the team forward. But there have been a few transfers in the past that didn't happen and I was disappointed. One example I remember very clearly is Courtois. When he was playing for Atletico Madrid, the club thought it would be better to sign Ter Stegen and Bravo, but Ter Stegen did perform very well and he is a top goalkeeper.

When you make a signing suggestion, does the technical team or the club chairman have the final say?

My situation is somewhat special. I am a fan and like football very much. Normally, transfer proposals are proposed by technical staff, and then the financial department evaluates whether they are feasible, and I just put forward some signing suggestions. For example, I suggested Courtois to Rosell and he responded, "Well, let's see if it works." But when we presented the proposal to the technical team, they stopped the deal.

There are also rumors that Harland and Mbappe may join. Is this true?

I think it was indeed possible to realize these transfers. Neymar was also close to joining Real Madrid, but when he saw the opportunity to join Barcelona, ​​he rejected Real Madrid. He is a Barcelona man at heart. Most players hope to join Barcelona because this team is a world-class giant and Barcelona is also one of the best cities in the world.

Do you want to return to Barcelona?

On the one hand, I really want to go back because I am a die-hard Barcelona fan, but on the other hand, this requires some special conditions and I will not return to any team under any circumstances.

During your tenure as the top manager of Barcelona, ​​many players also visited your entertainment venues...

Now everyone is talking about Yamal. He is actually very responsible. If he showed such talent at the age of 18 and got to this point, it is because he knows how to manage himself. In general, most players are like this. There are occasional exceptions, and we all remember those times when things got out of hand, but usually they all knew about moderation, when to hang out, when not to, and how late you could drink...