Barca legend Puyol rejected Real Madrid twice

Shaka Hislop feels Barcelona's high asking price for Philippe Coutinho is scaring off potential buyers, given the Brazilian's erratic from at the Nou Camp. Stewart Robson cites Barcelona's defeats against Liverpool and Roma in response to Cristiano Ronaldo's comments that money cannot buy a UCL title. With rumours of Neymar's return to Barcelona refusing to go away, Santi Solari believes if it does happen one or two players may have to leave the Nou Camp. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp tells ESPN FC's Melissa Reddy that re-signing Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona would take "big, big money" and "it's not our year for that." Former Barcelona defender Carles Puyol ​​has revealed he twice turned down the opportunity to sign for Real Madrid during his time at Camp Nou. Los Blancos first approached the Barca legend following his impressive performance against Luis Figo in El Clasico in the 2001-02 campaign. - When does the 2019-20 La Liga season start? He had a second chance to move to the Santiago Bernabeu a few years later when former Madrid manager, Jose Antonio Camacho, asked president Florentino...

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