Davies: Barcelona ‘didn’t want me because I was Canadian’
Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies‘ citizenship seemingly prevented him from joining Barcelona.
While he was still with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Davies was linked with Barcelona, among other teams, and learned through the media that former club president Josep Bartomeu turned down a chance to sign him because he’s Canadian.
“Barcelona actually reached out, but the president said that they didn’t want me,” Davies said on the “Say Less” podcast. “They said that they didn’t want me because I was Canadian.
“Not gonna lie, that crushed my feelings a little bit.”
Davies eventually linked up with another one of Europe’s most revered clubs, joining Bayern Munich in January 2019.
The full-back has developed into an important player for Bayern and Canada in the five seasons since moving to Germany.
He’s won the Bu
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