Alphonso Davies blames Josep Bartomeu for not signing for Barca

Alphonso Davies, Bayern's tremendous left-back, explained on the Say Less podcast that he could have signed for Barça in 2019, but that the deal fell through apparently due to the intervention of former president Josep Maria Bartomeu. "Barca approached me and they wanted me, but president Bartomeu didn't want me because I was Canadian. It hurt my feelings at the time and I couldn't sign," said the player.

In January 2019 Davies ended up moving to Bayern Munich from Vancouver for a transfer of about 14 million euros. In the Bundesliga he has exploded and has become one of the best full-backs in the world. His current valuation is more than 70 million euros and this summer there was talk of Madrid's interest in signing him to fill the position of first-choice left-back.

The player did clarify his words about Bartomeu, saying that "it was said in the media about being Canadian, I don't know if he really said it but it was said. What is clear is that I didn't sign for Barça".

🚨🚨| Alphonso Davies reveals Barcelona’s president didn’t want to sign him… because was Canadian. pic.twitter.com/mFf9w5sBd7

— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) 11 de junio de 2023