Real were keen to buy the Argentine great before his move to Barcelona and also when he was at Napoli - so why did it never happen?
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It seems unthinkable now. Diego Maradona famously turned out for Barcelona, Napoli and finally Sevilla in his European career in the 1980s and early 1990s. But had things gone differently, he could have ended up playing for Real Madrid.
Maradona started out at Argentinos Juniors and moved to Boca Juniors in 1981. At that point, Barca were already interested in taking the talented midfielder to Europe and in the interview in which he confirmed he was going to play for Boca, La Pelusa was asked about a possible transfer to the Catalan club.