From Alfredo Gave Stéfano until Burn Güler, going through Dani Alves, David Beckham, Neymar Jr or Vinicius Jr, the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid have lived an eternal battle in the market of signings. The two teams always have wanted to have the best footballers and have 'topado' with several cases in which they have had to encourage more than the account. The case of the Turkish player, that decanted for playing in the White House, has been the most recent.
Burn Güler was in the diary culé and Deco, new sportive director, travelled to Istanbul to try close the agreement, but Florentino Pérez and company took part 'to time' to improve substantially the offer to the Fenerbahçe and the surroundings of the player of 18 years, that already has engaged with the club merengue until 2029. It is one of the so many episodes that have occurred... From it does an infinity of years.
Although they are many the names that the two 'big' of Spain have contested with the happen of the time. To continuation, review the most sounded cases:
Alfredo Gave Stéfano
Although it is one of the big legends of the entity madridista, could have finish in the Barça. The culés had signed it from River Plate, but unchained a sinfín of facts 'absurd', because his rights belonged to the Colombian team Millionaires. The Real Madrid achieved an agreement with the ones of Bogota and the FIFA had to take part because I Gave Stefano was fichado by two teams. Finally, with a lot of controversy, the Argentinian became player of the White House and turned into a legend of the team.
David Beckham
For the Barça will be unforgettable the occasion in which the Manchester United published in a communiqué, in his web page, that would sell to David Beckham in case that Joan Laporta won the elections of this year in the Barça. However, they did not have that the Real Madrid was very attentive and took part much faster to close the contracting of the that, in this moment, was one of the most important players of the world. Florentino Pérez paid 40 million euros so that it formed part of the galactic.
Dani Alves
The battles no always have won them in Santiago Bernabéu, this is clear. And it is that when Dani Alves was putting final to his stage in the Seville, the madridistas presionaron to complete his incorporation... But they took more than the account. From the City Condal took advantage of so that it concretised his signing and finished conviertiendo in one of the best defenders of the history of the football, being fundamental part of the stage of Pep Guardiola in the Camp Nou.
Neymar Jr
Another case that generated a very big dispute between both teams was the one of Neymar, that after his explosion in the Saints turned into the big aim of several 'big', included Barça and Madrid. The culés him ficharon in the summer of 2013 and, although it was a controversy from his arrival until his exit (and still), achieved a big forward that formed part of the 'MSN', the best trident of the history, beside Messi and Suárez.
Luis Suárez
During the first stage of Carlo Ancelotti in the benches of Santiago Bernabéu, the Madrid tried the incorporation of the that in that then was player of the Liverpool. They put an offer on the table of the 'reds', but did not accept the conditions of what proposed. The culés went back to advance and carried to the charrúa, that finish being one of the best '9' that have gone through the Camp Nou.
David Villa
In 2008, when it played with Valencia, was more than near to get dressed of merengue. It trascended queel Asturian formed part of the plans of reinforcements of the White House and, even, several footballers merengues confirmed it. In a documentary of 'Channel 9' Iker Boxes, mythical guardameta madridista, said it. To his time, Cazorla, that also was in the radar of Florentino Pérez, also aimed it. However, Valencia asked more than what the Madrid was had to pay and the Barça finished taking advantage of.
Vinicius Jr
It is one of the most recent cases in which it imposed Florentino. And it is that, while in Brazil aimed that the player was very near of fichar by the Barcelona, an intervention express from the capital of Spain changed the course of the history. It installed in Valdebebas in 2018 and left backwards any 'bond' with the culés, put in several opportunities has denied categorically that had the intention to get dressed of Barcelona.
Rodrygo Goes
With the born attacker in Osasco happened something very similar with Vinicius. From the City Condal tried his incorporation, but from Madrid increased the offer and finish remaining with the footballer, that followed the same steps of the '22' recalando in the Castilla and rising, of to little, to the first team. In the Barça had very good reports of him and thus they pretended him.
Other players that have 'contested' Barça and Madrid
The names of Andrés Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, André Gomes or Pedri González were in the diary of the Madrilenian, but by distinct reasons the interest remained in at all or could not complete his incorporations. They finish dressing of blaugrana. By the contrary side, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Marco Asensio, Theo Hernández or Dani Ceballos were pretended by the blaugrana without success any.