How Johan Cruyff’s Uncertain Future Made Me Walk Away from Barcelona and Choose Inter Instead — You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next
In 1996, Youri Djorkaeff had established himself as one of European football’s best midfielders.
After being a pivotal part of Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup victory, he had a decision to make as two of his big-name European suitors battled for his transfer.
Over in Spain, Barcelona were one of the continent’s best sides, with revolutionary boss Johan Cruyff keen to add the France international to his all-star squad. However, one conversation would change everything.
Djorkaeff on chosing Inter over Cruyff
For Djorkaeff, the chance to work with his boyhood hero Cruyff almost proved to be too much to turn down.
“Johan Cruyff was my idol,” Djorkaeff tells FourFourTwo. “I had posters of him on my bedroom wall. It’s rare to be a legend both as a player and as a coach, but he was.”
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