Former Barcelona executive Andre Cury has explained how the Catalans missed out on Vinicius Jr and Rodyrgo when it seemed certain the Brazilian pair would move to the Camp Nou instead of Real Madrid.
The young forwards, both 20, are rising stars in Zinedine Zidane's first-team, with Vinicius in particular in the midst of a good run of form having scored twice last week in the Champions League quarter-finals against Liverpool.
Vinicius moved to Madrid from Flamengo in 2018 while Rodrygo opted for the Spanish capital from Santos a year later but Cury - who was head of Barca's scouting operation in his native Brazil - told Spanish outlet SPORT of how different it should have turned out.